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

1883  On this day in history 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 December - 13.   

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  Death of Hannes Hafstein, Icelandic politician and poet (b. 1861) on December - 13.   

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

1929  On December - 13 knut Algot Hakanson, composer, dies at 42   

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

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

1935  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of robert van Genechten, Dutch Nazi (NSB), commits suicide   

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 this day in history.   

1951  On December - 13 selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer (Daniel Hjort), dies at 73   

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

1955  On this day in history 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  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  Hubert ME Pierlot, Belgian advocate/premier (1939-45), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1966  Charles Watts, actor (Lone Ranger & Lost City of Gold), dies of cancer on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)   

1678  On this day in history birth of yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)   

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