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 August - 13.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1382  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (b. 1540)  

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

1667  On this day in history 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  On August - 13 death of john Cruger, Dutch-born Mayor of New York (b. 1678)  

1749  J E Schlegel, writer, dies on this day in history.  

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

1787  On August - 13 isaac de Pinto, merchant/lender/Dutch States-general, dies  

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

1826  On August - 13 death of rené Laënnec, French physician (b. 1781)  

1841  Bernhard Heinrich Romberg, German composer, dies at 73 on August - 13.  

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

1863  Death of Eugène Delacroix, French painter (b. 1798) on August - 13.  

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

1886  On August - 13 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  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 this day in history.  

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

1912  Jules EF Massenet, French opera composer (Werther, Manon), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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  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 August - 13.  

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 this day in history.  

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