Famous Deaths In August - 13

0586  On this day in history death of radegund, wife of Clotaire I  

0587  Radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies on August - 13.  

0662  Maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies on August - 13.  

0900  On this day in history zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29  

1134  On this day in history irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies  

1191  Philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.  

1278  On August - 13 daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65  

1382  On August - 13 death of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358)  

1523  On August - 13 death of gerard David, Flemish painter  

1617  On August - 13 death of johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (b. 1540)  

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1637  Dirck J Bas, Dutch merchant/regent/govt leader (OIC), dies on this day in history.  

1667  Death of Jeremy Taylor, Irish author and bishop (b. 1613) on August - 13.  

1674  Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet, dies at 35 on this day in history.  

1686  Death of Louis Maimbourg, French-born historian (b. 1610) on this day in history.  

1721  On this day in history death of jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (b. 1665)  

1744  Death of John Cruger, Dutch-born Mayor of New York (b. 1678) on this day in history.  

1749  J E Schlegel, writer, dies on August - 13.  

1762  On this day in history john Alberti, theologist/philological, dies at 64  

1787  Isaac de Pinto, merchant/lender/Dutch States-general, dies on August - 13.  

1808  On August - 13 henri Hardouin, composer, dies at 81  

1826  Death of René Laënnec, French physician (b. 1781) on this day in history.  

1841  On August - 13 bernhard Heinrich Romberg, German composer, dies at 73  

1860  On this day in history danillo II, ruler of Montenegro, dies  

1863  On August - 13 death of eugène Delacroix, French painter (b. 1798)  

1865  On this day in history ignaz Semmelweis, gynecologist, dies at 47  

1886  Adolf von Doss, composer, dies at 62 on August - 13.  

1895  On this day in history christian B Freiherr von Tauchnitz, German publisher (T Edition), dies  

1896  On this day in history john Everett Millais, English painter, dies at 67  

1897  On August - 13 antonius von der Linde, Neth/German librarian, dies at 63  

1908  Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel Hymns), dies at 67 on August - 13.  

1910  On August - 13 florence Nightingale, English nurse, dies at 90  

1912  On August - 13 jules EF Massenet, French opera composer (Werther, Manon), dies at 70  

1913  F August Bebel, German social-democrat, dies on August - 13.  

1916  On August - 13 fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61  

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0582  Arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640) was born on this day in history.  

1311  King Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350) was born on August - 13.  

1422  William Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy) was born on this day in history.  

1584  On August - 13 birth of theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640)  

1617  Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist was born on this day in history.  

1625  On this day in history birth of rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698)  

1655  On August - 13 birth of johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet)  

1662  On August - 13 birth of charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748)