Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 13

1872  Death of Helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut on this day in history.   

1881  August Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1883  On December - 13 death of victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (b. 1812)   

1894  On December - 13 sarah Parker Remond, US/Italian abolitionist, dies at 68   

1895  Death of Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist (b. 1800) on December - 13.   

1898  On this day in history george Frederick Bristow, composer, dies at 72   

1909  Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter, dies at 53 [OS 11/30] on December - 13.   

1911  On December - 13 reg Duff, cricketer (23 Tests for Australia 1902-05, 1317 runs), dies   

1919  Amintore Galli, composer, dies at 74 on December - 13.   

1921  On December - 13 frederick Martin, cricketer (14 wkts in 2 Tests for Eng 1890-92), dies   

1922  Death of Hannes Hafstein, Icelandic politician and poet (b. 1861) on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74   

1929  On this day in history knut Algot Hakanson, composer, dies at 42   

1930  Death of Fritz Pregl, Slovenian/Austrian chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1869) on December - 13.   

1931  On this day in history death of gustave le Bon, French psychologist (b. 1840)   

1932  On this day in history death of georgios Jakobides, Greek painter (b. 1853)   

1934  On December - 13 death of thomas A. Watson, American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell (b. 1854)   

1935  John Nicolson, cricketer (South African lefty batsman 1926-27), dies on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history dusty Tapscott, cricket (bro of Doodles, 4&1 in only S Af Test), dies   

1942  Eleanor Everest Freer, composer, dies at 78 on December - 13.   

1944  Death of Lupe Velez, actress (Joe Palooka), overdoses on seconal at 34 on December - 13.   

1945  Death of Robert van Genechten, Dutch Nazi (NSB), commits suicide on December - 13.   

1947  On December - 13 death of nicholas Roerich, Russian-born painter (b. 1874)   

1950  On December - 13 death of abraham Wald, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1902)   

1951  Selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer (Daniel Hjort), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1954  On December - 13 death of john Raymond Hubbell, American writer (b. 1879)   

1955  On December - 13 death of egas Moniz, Portuguese psychiatrist and neurosurgeon, Nobel laureate (b. 1874)   

1958  Death of Ahmed Mukhtar Baban, premier of Iraq, executed on this day in history.   

1961  Grandma [Anna M] Moses, US painter, dies at 101 on this day in history.   

1962  Death of Harry Barris, American popular singer (b. 1905) on December - 13.   

1963  Hubert ME Pierlot, Belgian advocate/premier (1939-45), dies at 79 on December - 13.   

1966  On December - 13 charles Watts, actor (Lone Ranger & Lost City of Gold), dies of cancer   

1968  Siegfried Reda, composer, dies at 52 on December - 13.   

1969  Raymond A Spruance, US admiral (battle of Midway), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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1521  Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90) was born on this day in history.   

1533  Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on December - 13.   

1553  Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on December - 13.   

1585  On this day in history birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)   

1640  Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

1662  On December - 13 birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)   

1678  On December - 13 birth of yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)   

1720  On this day in history birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)