Famous Deaths In March - 13

1202  On this day in history mieszko III, the Elder, grand duke of Poland (1173-77, 1200-02), dies   

1271  Death of Henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235) on this day in history.   

1395  Death of John Barbour, Scottish poet on March - 13.   

1516  On March - 13 vladislav II Jagiello, king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60   

1558  On March - 13 jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies   

1569  On March - 13 lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies   

1573  Death of Michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history death of arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (b. 1537)   

1619  Richard Burbage, English actor (Shakespeare), dies on March - 13.   

1711  Death of Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (b. 1636) on March - 13.   

1716  Georg Gabriel Schutz, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1756  On March - 13 johann Melchior Conradi, composer, dies at 81   

1773  On March - 13 death of philibert Commerçon, French naturalist and explorer (b. 1727)   

1778  Death of Charles le Beau, French historian (b. 1701) on March - 13.   

1803  On March - 13 death of william Emes, English landscape architect (b. 1729 or 1730)   

1808  Death of King Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749) on March - 13.   

1817  On this day in history matej Sojka, composer, dies at 77   

1837  On March - 13 nikita P Panin, Russian diplomat/min of Foreign affairs, dies at 66   

1839  On March - 13 robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55   

1842  Death of Henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761) on this day in history.   

1879  Adolf Anderssen, German world champ chess (1851..66), dies at 60 on March - 13.   

1881  Death of Alexander II, Tsar of Russia, assassinated at 62 on March - 13.   

1884  On this day in history death of leland Stanford, Jr., son of American railroad magnate, Stanford University named for him (b. 1868)   

1890  On this day in history henry Wylde, composer, dies at 67   

1901  Benjamin Harrison, 23rd pres (1889-1893), dies in Indianapolis at 67 on March - 13.   

1903  On this day in history nicolas Beets [Hildebrand], Dutch writer (Camera Obscura), dies at 88   

1906  On March - 13 susan B[rownell] Anthony, American suffragist, dies at 85   

1911  Jacob M van Bemmelen, Dutch physicist/chemist, dies at 80 on March - 13.   

1915  On March - 13 sergei J Witte, Dutch count/premier of Russia, dies at 65   

1918  On this day in history karel Stecker, composer, dies at 57   

1925  Death of Lucille Ricksen, American actress (b. 1909) on this day in history.   

1930  Mary E W Freeman, US writer (Pembroke), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1934  On March - 13 fritz Cortolezis, composer, dies at 56   

1938  On this day in history clarence S Darrow, Scopes Monkey Trial attorney, dies in Chicago at 80   

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1372  Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, brother of Charles VI of France (d. 1407) was born on March - 13.   

1548  On this day in history birth of sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole   

1599  On this day in history birth of johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint   

1615  Innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700) was born on March - 13.   

1683  On March - 13 birth of john Theophilus Desaguliers, French-British philosopher (d. 1744)   

1696  On March - 13 birth of louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal   

1700  On this day in history birth of james Kent, composer   

1700  On this day in history birth of michel Blavet, composer