Famous Deaths In March - 13

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

1271  Death of Henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235) on March - 13.  

1395  On this day in history death of john Barbour, Scottish poet  

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

1558  On this day in history jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies  

1569  Lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies on March - 13.  

1573  Death of Michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman on March - 13.  

1604  Death of Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (b. 1537) on March - 13.  

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  Georg Gabriel Schutz, composer, dies at 46 on March - 13.  

1756  Johann Melchior Conradi, composer, dies at 81 on March - 13.  

1773  On this day in history death of philibert Commerçon, French naturalist and explorer (b. 1727)  

1778  Death of Charles le Beau, French historian (b. 1701) on March - 13.  

1803  Death of William Emes, English landscape architect (b. 1729 or 1730) on March - 13.  

1808  Death of King Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749) on March - 13.  

1817  On this day in history matej Sojka, composer, dies at 77  

1837  Nikita P Panin, Russian diplomat/min of Foreign affairs, dies at 66 on March - 13.  

1839  On this day in history robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55  

1842  On March - 13 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  Death of Alexander II, Tsar of Russia, assassinated at 62 on March - 13.  

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 this day in history.  

1901  Benjamin Harrison, 23rd pres (1889-1893), dies in Indianapolis at 67 on March - 13.  

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 March - 13.  

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  Mary E W Freeman, US writer (Pembroke), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1934  On this day in history fritz Cortolezis, composer, dies at 56  

1938  On this day in history clarence S Darrow, Scopes Monkey Trial attorney, dies in Chicago at 80  

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1372  On March - 13 birth of louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, brother of Charles VI of France (d. 1407)  

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

1599  Johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint was born on this day in history.  

1615  On this day in history birth of innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700)  

1683  On March - 13 birth of john Theophilus Desaguliers, French-British philosopher (d. 1744)  

1696  Louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal was born on March - 13.  

1700  On this day in history birth of james Kent, composer  

1700  Michel Blavet, composer was born on March - 13.