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  On March - 13 vladislav II Jagiello, king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60   

1558  Jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history richard Burbage, English actor (Shakespeare), dies   

1711  On this day in history death of nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (b. 1636)   

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

1817  On March - 13 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  Death of Henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761) on March - 13.   

1879  Adolf Anderssen, German world champ chess (1851..66), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

1903  On this day in history nicolas Beets [Hildebrand], Dutch writer (Camera Obscura), dies at 88   

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

1930  On this day in history mary E W Freeman, US writer (Pembroke), dies at 77   

1934  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history birth of johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint   

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 this day in history.   

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

1700  On March - 13 birth of james Kent, composer   

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