Famous Deaths In August - 13

0586  On August - 13 death of radegund, wife of Clotaire I  

0587  On this day in history radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies  

0662  Maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies on this day in history.  

0900  Zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29 on this day in history.  

1134  Irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies on this day in history.  

1191  On August - 13 philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies  

1278  Daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65 on August - 13.  

1382  Death of Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358) on August - 13.  

1523  On this day in history death of gerard David, Flemish painter  

1617  Death of Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (b. 1540) on this day in history.  

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1637  On this day in history dirck J Bas, Dutch merchant/regent/govt leader (OIC), dies  

1667  On this day in history death of jeremy Taylor, Irish author and bishop (b. 1613)  

1674  On August - 13 lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet, dies at 35  

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

1721  Death of Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (b. 1665) on this day in history.  

1744  On August - 13 death of john Cruger, Dutch-born Mayor of New York (b. 1678)  

1749  On August - 13 j E Schlegel, writer, dies  

1762  John Alberti, theologist/philological, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

1808  Henri Hardouin, composer, dies at 81 on August - 13.  

1826  Death of René Laënnec, French physician (b. 1781) on August - 13.  

1841  On this day in history bernhard Heinrich Romberg, German composer, dies at 73  

1860  Danillo II, ruler of Montenegro, dies on August - 13.  

1863  On this day in history death of eugène Delacroix, French painter (b. 1798)  

1865  On August - 13 ignaz Semmelweis, gynecologist, dies at 47  

1886  On this day in history adolf von Doss, composer, dies at 62  

1895  Christian B Freiherr von Tauchnitz, German publisher (T Edition), dies on this day in history.  

1896  On August - 13 john Everett Millais, English painter, dies at 67  

1897  Antonius von der Linde, Neth/German librarian, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1908  On this day in history ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel Hymns), dies at 67  

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

1912  Jules EF Massenet, French opera composer (Werther, Manon), dies at 70 on August - 13.  

1913  On August - 13 f August Bebel, German social-democrat, dies  

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

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0582  On August - 13 birth of arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640)  

1311  King Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350) was born on this day in history.  

1422  On August - 13 birth of william Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy)  

1584  Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640) was born on August - 13.  

1617  On this day in history birth of johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist  

1625  Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.  

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

1662  Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748) was born on August - 13.