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  On this day in history death of henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235)  

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 March - 13.  

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  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.  

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  Death of Philibert Commerçon, French naturalist and explorer (b. 1727) on March - 13.  

1778  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1890  On March - 13 henry Wylde, composer, dies at 67  

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 March - 13 susan B[rownell] Anthony, American suffragist, dies at 85  

1911  Jacob M van Bemmelen, Dutch physicist/chemist, dies at 80 on March - 13.  

1915  Sergei J Witte, Dutch count/premier of Russia, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

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

1930  Mary E W Freeman, US writer (Pembroke), dies at 77 on March - 13.  

1934  Fritz Cortolezis, composer, dies at 56 on March - 13.  

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 March - 13.  

1599  Johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint was born on March - 13.  

1615  On March - 13 birth of innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700)  

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

1696  On March - 13 birth of louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal  

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

1700  On March - 13 birth of michel Blavet, composer