Famous Deaths In March - 13

1202  On March - 13 mieszko III, the Elder, grand duke of Poland (1173-77, 1200-02), dies  

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

1395  On March - 13 death of john Barbour, Scottish poet  

1516  On this day in history vladislav II Jagiello, king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60  

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

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

1573  On this day in history death of michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman  

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

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 this day in history.  

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1716  On this day in history 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 March - 13.  

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

1803  On this day in history death of william Emes, English landscape architect (b. 1729 or 1730)  

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

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

1837  Nikita P Panin, Russian diplomat/min of Foreign affairs, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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 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 this day in history.  

1884  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 March - 13.  

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 this day in history karel Stecker, composer, dies at 57  

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  Fritz Cortolezis, composer, dies at 56 on March - 13.  

1938  Clarence S Darrow, Scopes Monkey Trial attorney, dies in Chicago at 80 on this day in history.  

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1372  Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, brother of Charles VI of France (d. 1407) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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