Famous Deaths In January - 13

1885  On this day in history death of schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823)   

1889  On January - 13 death of solomon Bundy, American politician (b. 1823)   

1892  On January - 13 charles Albert White, composer, dies at 62   

1894  On January - 13 death of nadezhda von Meck, Russian patroness of Pyotr Tchaikovsky (b. 1831)   

1901  Carlo Angeloni, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history death of george Thorn, Premier of Queensland (b. 1838)   

1906  On this day in history death of alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist (b. 1859)   

1913  Thomas P Krag, Norw author/novelist (Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1914  On January - 13 bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72   

1915  On this day in history death of mary Slessor, Scottish missionary (b. 1848)   

1924  On January - 13 georg H Quincke, German physicist (Test of Quincke), dies at 89   

1928  On January - 13 johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, dies at 57   

1929  Wyatt Earp, US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80 on January - 13.   

1930  On January - 13 c-E Auguste Rateau, French inventor (R-steam turbine), dies at 66   

1932  Death of Sophia of Prussia, consort of Constantine I of Greece (b. 1870) on January - 13.   

1934  Jean-Baptiste Marchand, soldier/explorer (Sudan), dies at 70 on January - 13.   

1937  On January - 13 walter Brearley, cricketer (17 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1905-12), dies   

1939  On this day in history jacob Ruppert, CEO (NY Yankees, 1915-39), dies   

1941  James Joyce, novelist (Ulysses), dies in Zurich Switzerland, at 58 on January - 13.   

1943  Death of Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss artist (b. 1889) on January - 13.   

1947  Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1954  Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1958  Edna Purviance, actress (Charlie Chaplin, Sunnyside), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1960  On January - 13 sibilla Aleramo, [Rina Faccio], Ital poet (Una Donna), dies at 83   

1962  Ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42 on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history leonardus G Kortenhorst, Dutch MP (KVP), dies at 76   

1968  Bill Masterson, NHL player for the Minnesota Northstars checked into the boards, dies two days later on January - 13.   

1969  Fred Price, cricket wicket-keep (Engld, v Aust Headingley 1938), dies on January - 13.   

1971  On January - 13 bernard "Heinz" Lammerding, Germ SS-gen/contractor (Tulle), dies at 65   

1974  On this day in history death of raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor (b. 1906)   

1976  Margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53 on January - 13.   

1978  On this day in history hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn, VP), dies at 66 in Waverly, Minn   

1979  On January - 13 death of donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33   

1980  Andre Kostelanetz, Russian conductor, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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1334  On January - 13 birth of king Henry II of Castile (d. 1379)   

1381  St Colette, abbess/reformer (Poor Clares) was born on January - 13.   

1406  Matteo Palmieri, Italian writer (Della vita civile) was born on January - 13.   

1505  Joachim II Hector, ruler (Brandenburg) was born on this day in history.   

1562  Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (d. 1601) was born on this day in history.   

1596  On this day in history birth of jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter   

1610  On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Austria, Electress of Bavaria (d. 1665)   

1616  On January - 13 birth of antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic