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

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  Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter, dies at 53 [OS 11/30] on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history frederick Martin, cricketer (14 wkts in 2 Tests for Eng 1890-92), dies   

1922  Death of Hannes Hafstein, Icelandic politician and poet (b. 1861) on December - 13.   

1924  On this day in history samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74   

1929  On this day in history 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  Death of Gustave le Bon, French psychologist (b. 1840) on December - 13.   

1932  Death of Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter (b. 1853) on December - 13.   

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

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

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

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

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  On this day in history selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer (Daniel Hjort), dies at 73   

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

1955  Death of Egas Moniz, Portuguese psychiatrist and neurosurgeon, Nobel laureate (b. 1874) on this day in history.   

1958  On December - 13 death of ahmed Mukhtar Baban, premier of Iraq, executed   

1961  Grandma [Anna M] Moses, US painter, dies at 101 on December - 13.   

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 December - 13.   

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

1533  On this day in history birth of erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69)   

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  Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1720  Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.