Famous Deaths In March - 13

1202  On this day in history mieszko III, the Elder, grand duke of Poland (1173-77, 1200-02), dies  

1271  On this day in history death of henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235)  

1395  Death of John Barbour, Scottish poet on March - 13.  

1516  Vladislav II Jagiello, king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1558  Jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies on March - 13.  

1569  On this day in history lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies  

1573  On March - 13 death of michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman  

1604  On March - 13 death of arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (b. 1537)  

1619  Richard Burbage, English actor (Shakespeare), dies on March - 13.  

1711  Death of Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (b. 1636) on this day in history.  

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1716  On March - 13 georg Gabriel Schutz, composer, dies at 46  

1756  On this day in history johann Melchior Conradi, composer, dies at 81  

1773  Death of Philibert Commerçon, French naturalist and explorer (b. 1727) on this day in history.  

1778  On March - 13 death of charles le Beau, French historian (b. 1701)  

1803  On March - 13 death of william Emes, English landscape architect (b. 1729 or 1730)  

1808  Death of King Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749) on this day in history.  

1817  Matej Sojka, composer, dies at 77 on March - 13.  

1837  On March - 13 nikita P Panin, Russian diplomat/min of Foreign affairs, dies at 66  

1839  Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1842  On this day in history death of henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761)  

1879  On March - 13 adolf Anderssen, German world champ chess (1851..66), dies at 60  

1881  On this day in history death of alexander II, Tsar of Russia, assassinated at 62  

1884  Death of Leland Stanford, Jr., son of American railroad magnate, Stanford University named for him (b. 1868) on this day in history.  

1890  Henry Wylde, composer, dies at 67 on March - 13.  

1901  On March - 13 benjamin Harrison, 23rd pres (1889-1893), dies in Indianapolis at 67  

1903  Nicolas Beets [Hildebrand], Dutch writer (Camera Obscura), dies at 88 on this day in history.  

1906  On this day in history susan B[rownell] Anthony, American suffragist, dies at 85  

1911  Jacob M van Bemmelen, Dutch physicist/chemist, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1915  On this day in history sergei J Witte, Dutch count/premier of Russia, dies at 65  

1918  Karel Stecker, composer, dies at 57 on March - 13.  

1925  Death of Lucille Ricksen, American actress (b. 1909) on this day in history.  

1930  On March - 13 mary E W Freeman, US writer (Pembroke), dies at 77  

1934  On March - 13 fritz Cortolezis, composer, dies at 56  

1938  On March - 13 clarence S Darrow, Scopes Monkey Trial attorney, dies in Chicago at 80  

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1372  Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, brother of Charles VI of France (d. 1407) was born on March - 13.  

1548  On March - 13 birth of sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole  

1599  Johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint was born on March - 13.  

1615  Innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700) was born on March - 13.  

1683  On this day in history birth of john Theophilus Desaguliers, French-British philosopher (d. 1744)  

1696  Louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal was born on this day in history.  

1700  On March - 13 birth of james Kent, composer  

1700  On this day in history birth of michel Blavet, composer