Famous Deaths In December - 13

1872  Death of Helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history august Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43   

1883  Death of Victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (b. 1812) on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history sarah Parker Remond, US/Italian abolitionist, dies at 68   

1895  On December - 13 death of Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist (b. 1800)   

1898  On December - 13 george Frederick Bristow, composer, dies at 72   

1909  Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter, dies at 53 [OS 11/30] on December - 13.   

1911  On December - 13 reg Duff, cricketer (23 Tests for Australia 1902-05, 1317 runs), dies   

1919  On December - 13 amintore Galli, composer, dies at 74   

1921  Frederick Martin, cricketer (14 wkts in 2 Tests for Eng 1890-92), dies on December - 13.   

1922  Death of Hannes Hafstein, Icelandic politician and poet (b. 1861) on December - 13.   

1924  On December - 13 samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74   

1929  On this day in history knut Algot Hakanson, composer, dies at 42   

1930  Death of Fritz Pregl, Slovenian/Austrian chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1869) on December - 13.   

1931  Death of Gustave le Bon, French psychologist (b. 1840) on this day in history.   

1932  On December - 13 death of georgios Jakobides, Greek painter (b. 1853)   

1934  On this day in history death of thomas A. Watson, American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell (b. 1854)   

1935  On this day in history john Nicolson, cricketer (South African lefty batsman 1926-27), dies   

1940  Dusty Tapscott, cricket (bro of Doodles, 4&1 in only S Af Test), dies on this day in history.   

1942  On December - 13 eleanor Everest Freer, composer, dies at 78   

1944  On December - 13 death of lupe Velez, actress (Joe Palooka), overdoses on seconal at 34   

1945  On this day in history death of robert van Genechten, Dutch Nazi (NSB), commits suicide   

1947  On December - 13 death of nicholas Roerich, Russian-born painter (b. 1874)   

1950  On this day in history death of abraham Wald, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1902)   

1951  On this day in history selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer (Daniel Hjort), dies at 73   

1954  Death of John Raymond Hubbell, American writer (b. 1879) on December - 13.   

1955  On December - 13 death of egas Moniz, Portuguese psychiatrist and neurosurgeon, Nobel laureate (b. 1874)   

1958  On December - 13 death of ahmed Mukhtar Baban, premier of Iraq, executed   

1961  Grandma [Anna M] Moses, US painter, dies at 101 on this day in history.   

1962  Death of Harry Barris, American popular singer (b. 1905) on December - 13.   

1963  On December - 13 hubert ME Pierlot, Belgian advocate/premier (1939-45), dies at 79   

1966  Charles Watts, actor (Lone Ranger & Lost City of Gold), dies of cancer on this day in history.   

1968  Siegfried Reda, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1969  Raymond A Spruance, US admiral (battle of Midway), dies at 83 on December - 13.   

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1521  On this day in history birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)   

1533  On December - 13 birth of erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69)   

1553  Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on December - 13.   

1585  William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1640  Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on December - 13.   

1662  On December - 13 birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)   

1678  Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.   

1720  On this day in history birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)