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  On August - 13 maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies   

0900  Zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29 on August - 13.   

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

1191  On this day in history philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1278  Daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65 on this day in history.   

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

1523  Death of Gerard David, Flemish painter on this day in history.   

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

1637  On August - 13 dirck J Bas, Dutch merchant/regent/govt leader (OIC), dies   

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 August - 13.   

1686  Death of Louis Maimbourg, French-born historian (b. 1610) on August - 13.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1762  John Alberti, theologist/philological, dies at 64 on August - 13.   

1787  Isaac de Pinto, merchant/lender/Dutch States-general, dies on this day in history.   

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

1826  On this day in history death of rené Laënnec, French physician (b. 1781)   

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

1860  Danillo II, ruler of Montenegro, dies on this day in history.   

1863  Death of Eugène Delacroix, French painter (b. 1798) on this day in history.   

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

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

1895  On August - 13 christian B Freiherr von Tauchnitz, German publisher (T Edition), dies   

1896  John Everett Millais, English painter, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1897  Antonius von der Linde, Neth/German librarian, dies at 63 on August - 13.   

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

1910  On this day in history 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  Fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61 on August - 13.   

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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 this day in history.   

1617  Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist was born on August - 13.   

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

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

1662  Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748) was born on this day in history.