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History Deaths on March 20

By  Michelle Moore  20 Mar   60 Views

History Deaths on March 20

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Albert, Duke of Prussia (b. 1490)

#Albert,_Duke_of_Prussia

In 1568

Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1557)

#Matthias,_Holy_Roman_Emperor

In 1619

Jacques Brugnon, French tennis player (b. 1895)

#Jacques_Brugnon

In 1978

Taha Yassin Ramadan, Iraqi politician, Vice President of Iraq (b. 1938)

#Taha_Yassin_Ramadan

In 2007

Maria of Orange-Nassau, Dutch princess (b. 1642)

#Maria_of_Orange-Nassau_(1642-1688)

In 1688

Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, English general and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1508)

#Thomas_Seymour,_1st_Baron_Seymour_of_Sudeley

In 1549

George Lowe, New Zealand-English mountaineer and explorer (b. 1924)

#George_Lowe_(mountaineer)

In 2013

Polykarp Kusch, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)

#Polykarp_Kusch

In 1993

Henry IV of England (b. 1367)

#Henry_IV_of_England

In 1413

Hennie Aucamp, South African poet, author, and academic (b. 1934)

#Hennie_Aucamp

In 2014

James Justinian Morier, Turkish-English author and diplomat (b. 1780)

#James_Justinian_Morier

In 1849

Malcolm Fraser, Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1930)

#Malcolm_Fraser

In 2015

Luis Alvarado, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (b. 1949)

#Luis_Alvarado

In 2001

Apollon Maykov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1821)

#Apollon_Maykov

In 1897

Juliana of the Netherlands (b. 1909)

#Juliana_of_the_Netherlands

In 2004

Ai, American poet and academic (b. 1947)

#Ai_(poet)

In 2010

Ferdinand Foch, French field marshal (b. 1851)

#Ferdinand_Foch

In 1929

Sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and director (b. 1884)

#Sigurd_Wallén

In 1947

Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (b. 1692)

#Adrienne_Lecouvreur

In 1730

William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (b. 1705)

#William_Murray,_1st_Earl_of_Mansfield

In 1793

Jim Stynes, Irish-Australian footballer (b. 1966)

#Jim_Stynes

In 2012

George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, English politician, 35th Governor-General of India (b. 1859)

#George_Curzon,_1st_Marquess_Curzon_of_Kedleston

In 1925

Maurice Csák, Hungarian Dominican friar (b. 1270)

#Maurice_Csák

In 1336

Stewart Udall, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 37th United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1920)

#Stewart_Udall

In 2010

Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian lawyer, journalist and politician (b. 1802)

#Lajos_Kossuth

In 1894

Khushwant Singh, Indian journalist and author (b. 1915)

#Khushwant_Singh

In 2014

Hermann von Salza, German knight and diplomat (b. 1179)

#Hermann_von_Salza

In 1239

David Rockefeller, American billionaire and philanthropist (b. 1915)

#David_Rockefeller

In 2017

Eva Burrows, Australian 13th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1929)

#Eva_Burrows

In 2015

James Herbert, English author (b. 1943)

#James_Herbert

In 2013

Georges Chastellain, Burgundian chronicler and poet

#Georges_Chastellain

In 1475

Nicolas de Largillière, French painter and academic (b. 1656)

#Nicolas_de_Largillière

In 1746

Anker Jørgensen, Danish politician, Prime Minister of Denmark (b. 1922)

#Anker_Jørgensen

In 2016

Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer and conductor (b. 1810)

#Hans_Christian_Lumbye

In 1874

Adegoke Adelabu, Nigerian merchant, journalist, and politician (b. 1915)

#Adegoke_Adelabu

In 1958

Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (b. 1860)

#Alfred_Ploetz

In 1940

Lewis A. Grant, American general and lawyer (b. 1828)

#Lewis_A._Grant

In 1918

Tonie Nathan, American politician (b. 1923)

#Tonie_Nathan

In 2014

Giuseppe Zangara, Italian-American assassin of Anton Cermak (b. 1900; executed)

#Giuseppe_Zangara

In 1933

Taira no Kiyomori, Japanese general (b. 1118)

#Taira_no_Kiyomori

In 1181

Amadeus William Grabau, American-Chinese geologist, paleontologist, and academic (b. 1870)

#Amadeus_William_Grabau

In 1946

Marilyn Maxwell, American actress (b. 1921)

#Marilyn_Maxwell

In 1972

Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, Polish-Israeli rabbi and author (b. 1910)

#Chaim_Pinchas_Scheinberg

In 2012

Wulfram, archbishop of Sens

#Wulfram_of_Sens

In 703

Hermann Müller, German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)

#Hermann_Müller_(politician)

In 1931

Zillur Rahman, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician, 15th President of Bangladesh (b. 1929)

#Zillur_Rahman

In 2013

Johnny Morrison, American baseball player (b. 1895)

#Johnny_Morrison_(baseball)

In 1966

Lev Yashin, Russian footballer (b. 1929)

#Lev_Yashin

In 1990

Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham, English politician, 9th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1909)

#Charles_Lyttelton,_10th_Viscount_Cobham

In 1977

Dorothy Campbell, Scottish-American golfer (b. 1883)

#Dorothy_Campbell

In 1945

Armand Lohikoski, American-Finnish director and screenwriter (b. 1912)

#Armand_Lohikoski

In 2005

Brendan Behan, Irish republican and playwright (b. 1923)

#Brendan_Behan

In 1964

Benjamin Truman, English brewer and businessman (b. 1699)

#Benjamin_Truman

In 1780

Joseph Aspdin, English businessman (b. 1788)

#Joseph_Aspdin

In 1855

Terukuni Manz?, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 38th Yokozuna (b. 1919)

#Terukuni_Manz?

In 1977

Chet Huntley, American journalist (b. 1911)

#Chet_Huntley

In 1974

Friedrich Amelung, Estonian historian and businessman (b. 1842)

#Friedrich_Amelung

In 1909

Augustyn Kordecki, Polish monk (b. 1603)

#Augustyn_Kordecki

In 1673

Hilderaldo Bellini, Brazilian footballer (b. 1930)

#Hilderaldo_Bellini

In 2014

Cuthbert, Northumbrian (English) monk, bishop, and saint (b. 634)

#Cuthbert

In 687

Ebbo, archbishop of Reims

#Ebbo

In 851

Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish director and screenwriter (b. 1889)

#Carl_Theodor_Dreyer

In 1968

Louis Léopold Robert, French painter (b. 1794)

#Louis_Léopold_Robert

In 1835

Alexios III Megas Komnenos, Emperor of Trebizond (b. 1338)

#Alexios_III_of_Trebizond

In 1390

Falih R?fk? Atay, Turkish journalist and politician (b. 1894)

#Falih_R?fk?_Atay

In 1971

Franz Ritter von Hauer, Austrian geologist and author (b. 1822)

#Franz_Ritter_von_Hauer

In 1899

Girija Prasad Koirala, Indian-Nepalese politician, 30th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1924)

#Girija_Prasad_Koirala

In 2010

Georges Delerue, French composer (b. 1925)

#Georges_Delerue

In 1992

Alfonso II, king of Asturias (Spain) (b. 759)

#Alfonso_II_of_Asturias

In 842

Mary Warnock, English philosopher & writer (b. 1924)

In 2019

C. K. Mann, a Ghanaian Highlife musician and producer (b. 1936)

In 2018

Noboru Ishiguro, Japanese animator and director (b. 1938)

In 2012

Lincoln Hall, Australian mountaineer and author (b. 1955)

In 2012

Johnny Pearson, English pianist, conductor, and composer (b. 1925)

In 2011

Hawa Yakubu, Ghanaian politician (b. 1948)

In 2007

Raynald Fréchette, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1933)

In 2007

Pierre Sévigny, Canadian colonel and politician (b. 1917)

In 2004

Gene Eugene, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1961)

In 2000

Patrick Heron, British painter (b. 1920)

In 1999

V. S. Pritchett, English short story writer, essayist, and critic (b. 1900)

In 1997

Lewis Grizzard, American writer and humorist (b. 1946)

In 1994

Maurice Cloche, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1907)

In 1990

Ivan Matveyevich Vinogradov, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1891)

In 1983

Gerry Bertier, American football player (b. 1953)

In 1981

Henri Longchambon, French politician (b. 1896)

In 1969

Daniel Frank, American long jumper (b. 1882)

In 1965

Hjalmar Väre, Finnish cyclist (b. 1892)

In 1952

Arthur F. Andrews, American cyclist (b. 1876)

In 1930

Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (b. 1814)

In 1878

Yamanami Keisuke, Japanese samurai (b. 1833)

In 1865

Sigismund I of Lithuania

In 1440

Muhammad bin Tughluq, Sultan of Delhi

In 1351

Ralph Walpole, Bishop of Norwich

In 1302

Pope Clement III (b. 1130)

In 1191

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