Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 13

1872  On this day in history death of helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut   

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

1883  Death of Victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (b. 1812) on this day in history.   

1894  Sarah Parker Remond, US/Italian abolitionist, dies at 68 on December - 13.   

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

1898  George Frederick Bristow, composer, dies at 72 on December - 13.   

1909  On December - 13 innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter, dies at 53 [OS 11/30]   

1911  On this day in history reg Duff, cricketer (23 Tests for Australia 1902-05, 1317 runs), dies   

1919  On this day in history amintore Galli, composer, dies at 74   

1921  Frederick Martin, cricketer (14 wkts in 2 Tests for Eng 1890-92), dies on this day in history.   

1922  On December - 13 death of hannes Hafstein, Icelandic politician and poet (b. 1861)   

1924  On December - 13 samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74   

1929  Knut Algot Hakanson, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1930  Death of Fritz Pregl, Slovenian/Austrian chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1869) on this day in history.   

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

1932  Death of Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter (b. 1853) on this day in history.   

1934  Death of Thomas A. Watson, American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell (b. 1854) on December - 13.   

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

1940  Dusty Tapscott, cricket (bro of Doodles, 4&1 in only S Af Test), dies on December - 13.   

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 this day in history.   

1945  Death of Robert van Genechten, Dutch Nazi (NSB), commits suicide on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history death of nicholas Roerich, Russian-born painter (b. 1874)   

1950  Death of Abraham Wald, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1902) on December - 13.   

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

1954  On this day in history death of john Raymond Hubbell, American writer (b. 1879)   

1955  Death of Egas Moniz, Portuguese psychiatrist and neurosurgeon, Nobel laureate (b. 1874) on December - 13.   

1958  Death of Ahmed Mukhtar Baban, premier of Iraq, executed on December - 13.   

1961  On this day in history grandma [Anna M] Moses, US painter, dies at 101   

1962  Death of Harry Barris, American popular singer (b. 1905) on this day in history.   

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

1969  On this day in history raymond A Spruance, US admiral (battle of Midway), dies at 83   

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1521  On this day in history birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)   

1533  Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on this day in history.   

1553  On this day in history birth of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610)   

1585  William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1640  On December - 13 birth of robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696)   

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  Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.