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  On this day in history 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  Sarah Parker Remond, US/Italian abolitionist, dies at 68 on December - 13.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 December - 13.   

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 this day in history 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 December - 13.   

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

1942  On December - 13 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  Death of Robert van Genechten, Dutch Nazi (NSB), commits suicide on December - 13.   

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

1954  Death of John Raymond Hubbell, American writer (b. 1879) on December - 13.   

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

1968  On this day in history siegfried Reda, composer, dies at 52   

1969  Raymond A Spruance, US admiral (battle of Midway), dies at 83 on December - 13.   

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1521  Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90) was born on December - 13.   

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 this day in history.   

1640  Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on December - 13.   

1662  On December - 13 birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)   

1678  Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.   

1720  Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) was born on December - 13.