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  Death of Henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235) on this day in history.  

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 March - 13 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  On this day in history richard Burbage, English actor (Shakespeare), dies  

1711  Death of Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (b. 1636) on March - 13.  

1716  Georg Gabriel Schutz, composer, dies at 46 on March - 13.  

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

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  Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 on March - 13.  

1842  Death of Henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Nicolas Beets [Hildebrand], Dutch writer (Camera Obscura), dies at 88 on March - 13.  

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

1911  On March - 13 jacob M van Bemmelen, Dutch physicist/chemist, dies at 80  

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

1918  On March - 13 karel Stecker, composer, dies at 57  

1925  Death of Lucille Ricksen, American actress (b. 1909) on March - 13.  

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

1934  Fritz Cortolezis, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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  Sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole was born on this day in history.  

1599  On March - 13 birth of johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint  

1615  Innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1700  James Kent, composer was born on March - 13.  

1700  Michel Blavet, composer was born on this day in history.