Famous Deaths In December - 13

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

1881  On December - 13 august Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43  

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

1894  On December - 13 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 December - 13.  

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

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  Samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

1930  On December - 13 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  Death of Thomas A. Watson, American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell (b. 1854) on this day in history.  

1935  On this day in history john Nicolson, cricketer (South African lefty batsman 1926-27), dies  

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

1942  Eleanor Everest Freer, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1944  On December - 13 death of lupe Velez, actress (Joe Palooka), overdoses on seconal at 34  

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 December - 13.  

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  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 December - 13.  

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  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  Charles Watts, actor (Lone Ranger & Lost City of Gold), dies of cancer on December - 13.  

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  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  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 December - 13.  

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

1662  Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729) was born on December - 13.  

1678  Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on December - 13.  

1720  On December - 13 birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)