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 this day in history.  

1395  On March - 13 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 March - 13 jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies  

1569  Lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies on this day in history.  

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

1604  Death of Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (b. 1537) on this day in history.  

1619  On March - 13 richard Burbage, English actor (Shakespeare), dies  

1711  On March - 13 death of nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (b. 1636)  

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1716  On this day in history georg Gabriel Schutz, composer, dies at 46  

1756  Johann Melchior Conradi, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

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

1803  Death of William Emes, English landscape architect (b. 1729 or 1730) on this day in history.  

1808  On this day in history death of king Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749)  

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 March - 13.  

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

1879  On this day in history 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  On March - 13 death of leland Stanford, Jr., son of American railroad magnate, Stanford University named for him (b. 1868)  

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  On March - 13 nicolas Beets [Hildebrand], Dutch writer (Camera Obscura), dies at 88  

1906  Susan B[rownell] Anthony, American suffragist, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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

1915  On March - 13 sergei J Witte, Dutch count/premier of Russia, dies at 65  

1918  Karel Stecker, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1925  On March - 13 death of lucille Ricksen, American actress (b. 1909)  

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  Clarence S Darrow, Scopes Monkey Trial attorney, dies in Chicago at 80 on March - 13.  

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1372  On this day in history 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 March - 13.  

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

1683  John Theophilus Desaguliers, French-British philosopher (d. 1744) was born on March - 13.  

1696  On this day in history birth of louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal  

1700  James Kent, composer was born on this day in history.  

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