Famous Deaths In January - 13

1885  Death of Schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823) on this day in history.  

1889  On January - 13 death of solomon Bundy, American politician (b. 1823)  

1892  On January - 13 charles Albert White, composer, dies at 62  

1894  On this day in history death of nadezhda von Meck, Russian patroness of Pyotr Tchaikovsky (b. 1831)  

1901  On January - 13 carlo Angeloni, composer, dies at 66  

1905  Death of George Thorn, Premier of Queensland (b. 1838) on this day in history.  

1906  Death of Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist (b. 1859) on January - 13.  

1913  Thomas P Krag, Norw author/novelist (Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran), dies at 44 on January - 13.  

1914  Bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1915  On this day in history death of mary Slessor, Scottish missionary (b. 1848)  

1924  On January - 13 georg H Quincke, German physicist (Test of Quincke), dies at 89  

1928  Johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1929  Wyatt Earp, US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80 on January - 13.  

1930  C-E Auguste Rateau, French inventor (R-steam turbine), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1932  On this day in history death of sophia of Prussia, consort of Constantine I of Greece (b. 1870)  

1934  Jean-Baptiste Marchand, soldier/explorer (Sudan), dies at 70 on January - 13.  

1937  Walter Brearley, cricketer (17 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1905-12), dies on this day in history.  

1939  On this day in history jacob Ruppert, CEO (NY Yankees, 1915-39), dies  

1941  On January - 13 james Joyce, novelist (Ulysses), dies in Zurich Switzerland, at 58  

1943  Death of Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss artist (b. 1889) on January - 13.  

1947  Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61 on January - 13.  

1954  Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1958  Edna Purviance, actress (Charlie Chaplin, Sunnyside), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1960  On this day in history sibilla Aleramo, [Rina Faccio], Ital poet (Una Donna), dies at 83  

1962  Ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42 on January - 13.  

1963  Leonardus G Kortenhorst, Dutch MP (KVP), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1968  On this day in history bill Masterson, NHL player for the Minnesota Northstars checked into the boards, dies two days later  

1969  On January - 13 fred Price, cricket wicket-keep (Engld, v Aust Headingley 1938), dies  

1971  Bernard "Heinz" Lammerding, Germ SS-gen/contractor (Tulle), dies at 65 on January - 13.  

1974  On this day in history death of raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor (b. 1906)  

1976  Margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1978  Hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn, VP), dies at 66 in Waverly, Minn on this day in history.  

1979  On this day in history death of donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33  

1980  Andre Kostelanetz, Russian conductor, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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1334  On this day in history birth of king Henry II of Castile (d. 1379)  

1381  On this day in history birth of st Colette, abbess/reformer (Poor Clares)  

1406  On January - 13 birth of matteo Palmieri, Italian writer (Della vita civile)  

1505  On January - 13 birth of joachim II Hector, ruler (Brandenburg)  

1562  Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (d. 1601) was born on January - 13.  

1596  Jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter was born on January - 13.  

1610  Maria Anna of Austria, Electress of Bavaria (d. 1665) was born on this day in history.  

1616  Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic was born on January - 13.