Famous Deaths 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 December - 13.  

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

1894  On this day in history sarah Parker Remond, US/Italian abolitionist, dies at 68  

1895  On this day in history death of Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist (b. 1800)  

1898  George Frederick Bristow, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1909  Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter, dies at 53 [OS 11/30] on this day in history.  

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

1919  Amintore Galli, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1921  On this day in history 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  Knut Algot Hakanson, composer, dies at 42 on December - 13.  

1930  On this day in history death of fritz Pregl, Slovenian/Austrian chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1869)  

1931  Death of Gustave le Bon, French psychologist (b. 1840) on this day in history.  

1932  On December - 13 death of georgios Jakobides, Greek painter (b. 1853)  

1934  On this day in history death of thomas A. Watson, American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell (b. 1854)  

1935  On December - 13 john Nicolson, cricketer (South African lefty batsman 1926-27), dies  

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

1942  On this day in history eleanor Everest Freer, composer, dies at 78  

1944  Death of Lupe Velez, actress (Joe Palooka), overdoses on seconal at 34 on this day in history.  

1945  On December - 13 death of robert van Genechten, Dutch Nazi (NSB), commits suicide  

1947  Death of Nicholas Roerich, Russian-born painter (b. 1874) on December - 13.  

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  Death of John Raymond Hubbell, American writer (b. 1879) on this day in history.  

1955  Death of Egas Moniz, Portuguese psychiatrist and neurosurgeon, Nobel laureate (b. 1874) on this day in history.  

1958  On this day in history death of ahmed Mukhtar Baban, premier of Iraq, executed  

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

1962  On December - 13 death of harry Barris, American popular singer (b. 1905)  

1963  On this day in history hubert ME Pierlot, Belgian advocate/premier (1939-45), dies at 79  

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

1968  On December - 13 siegfried Reda, composer, dies at 52  

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  On December - 13 birth of erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69)  

1553  Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on this day in history.  

1585  William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649) was born on December - 13.  

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 December - 13 birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)