Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 13

1872  Death of Helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut on December - 13.   

1881  On this day in history august Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43   

1883  Death of Victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (b. 1812) on December - 13.   

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

1895  On December - 13 death of Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist (b. 1800)   

1898  On December - 13 george Frederick Bristow, composer, dies at 72   

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

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

1919  On December - 13 amintore Galli, composer, dies at 74   

1921  Frederick Martin, cricketer (14 wkts in 2 Tests for Eng 1890-92), dies on December - 13.   

1922  On this day in history death of hannes Hafstein, Icelandic politician and poet (b. 1861)   

1924  Samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74 on December - 13.   

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 December - 13.   

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

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

1934  Death of Thomas A. Watson, American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell (b. 1854) on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  Death of Nicholas Roerich, Russian-born painter (b. 1874) on this day in history.   

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

1951  Selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer (Daniel Hjort), dies at 73 on December - 13.   

1954  On this day in history 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  On December - 13 death of ahmed Mukhtar Baban, premier of Iraq, executed   

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 December - 13.   

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

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

1968  Siegfried Reda, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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

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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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696)   

1662  On this day in history 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.