Famous Deaths In March - 09

1202  Death of King Sverre of Norway on this day in history.  

1422  Death of Jan Zelivsky, Hussite priest (b. 1380) on this day in history.  

1440  On this day in history death of st Frances of Rome, Italian nun (b. 1384)  

1566  Death of David Riccio, Italian singer/secretary of Mary Stuart, murdered on March - 09.  

1620  On this day in history aegidius Albertinus, German writer (Lucifer's Kingdom), dies at 59  

1649  On this day in history death of james Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish statesman (b. 1606)  

1661  On this day in history jules "Cardinal" Mazarin, chief minister of France, dies at 58  

1688  Claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

1706  Johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52 on March - 09.  

1709  On this day in history death of ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, English diplomat  

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1747  On March - 09 jacob Campo Weyerman, S Neth adventurer/painter/writer, dies at 69  

1800  Dominique Della-Maria, composer, dies at 30 on this day in history.  

1808  Death of Joseph Bonomi the Elder, architect (b. 1739) on this day in history.  

1819  On this day in history janos Fusz, composer, dies at 41  

1824  Jacobus J Cramer, priest of Holland/Zealand/Friesland, dies at 79 on March - 09.  

1827  Franz Xaver Gerl, composer, dies at 62 on March - 09.  

1831  Friedrich M Klinger, German (stage)author (Plimplamplasko), dies at 79 on March - 09.  

1851  Death of Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist (b. 1777) on this day in history.  

1870  Theodore Labarre, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1877  On this day in history mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author (Neth Spectator), dies at 58  

1888  Death of William I, German Emperor (b. 1797) on March - 09.  

1895  Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian writer (Masochism), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1897  On this day in history death of sondre Norheim, Norwegian skier (b. 1825)  

1913  Eberhard Nestle, German biblical scholar, dies at 61 on March - 09.  

1916  Ken Hutchings, cricketer (exciting England batsman, WW I), dies on March - 09.  

1918  On this day in history [Benjamin] Franc[lin] Wedekind, German writer/press sec, dies at 53  

1931  Ida B Wells-Barnett, famous black, dies in Chicago at 78 on March - 09.  

1937  On this day in history death of paul Elmer More, American critic and essayist (b. 1864)  

1938  On this day in history sydney Baynes, composer, dies at 59  

1941  On this day in history carlos Pedrell, composer, dies at 62  

1943  Oskar Hêks, Czech marathon runner/antifascist, dies in Auschwitz on this day in history.  

1947  Stanley Jackson, cricketer (20 Tests for England 1893-1905), dies on this day in history.  

1954  Death of Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer (b. 1912) on this day in history.  

1955  On this day in history matthew A Henson, met Peary on 6/4/1909 at North Pole, dies at 88  

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1213  On this day in history birth of hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (d. 1271)  

1285  Emperor Go-Nijō of Japan (d. 1318) was born on March - 09.  

1454  Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America) was born on this day in history.  

1564  On March - 09 birth of david Fabricius, Essens Germany, astronomer (discoved variable star)  

1568  Aloysius "Luigi" van Gonzaga, Italian prince/jesuit/saint was born on this day in history.  

1629  On March - 09 birth of tsar Alexis I of Russia (d. 1676)  

1697  On this day in history birth of friederike C Neuber, German actress/author (Allerkostbarste Schatz)  

1720  On March - 09 birth of philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (d. 1790)