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 this day in history.  

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

0900  On August - 13 zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29  

1134  Irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies on August - 13.  

1191  Philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on August - 13.  

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

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

1523  Death of Gerard David, Flemish painter on August - 13.  

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

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

1667  On August - 13 death of jeremy Taylor, Irish author and bishop (b. 1613)  

1674  On this day in history lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet, dies at 35  

1686  On August - 13 death of louis Maimbourg, French-born historian (b. 1610)  

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 August - 13.  

1749  On this day in history j E Schlegel, writer, dies  

1762  On August - 13 john Alberti, theologist/philological, dies at 64  

1787  On this day in history isaac de Pinto, merchant/lender/Dutch States-general, dies  

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

1860  On August - 13 danillo II, ruler of Montenegro, dies  

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 August - 13.  

1896  On this day in history 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 August - 13 ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel Hymns), dies at 67  

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  On this day in history f August Bebel, German social-democrat, dies  

1916  Fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61 on August - 13.  

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0582  On this day in history birth of arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640)  

1311  On this day in history birth of king Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350)  

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

1584  Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640) was born on this day in history.  

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 August - 13.  

1655  Johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet) was born on August - 13.  

1662  On this day in history birth of charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748)