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 March - 13 death of henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235)   

1395  Death of John Barbour, Scottish poet on this day in history.   

1516  Vladislav II Jagiello, king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60 on March - 13.   

1558  On March - 13 jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies   

1569  On this day in history lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies   

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 March - 13.   

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

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

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

1756  Johann Melchior Conradi, composer, dies at 81 on March - 13.   

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 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 this day in history.   

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  Adolf Anderssen, German world champ chess (1851..66), dies at 60 on March - 13.   

1881  On this day in history death of alexander II, Tsar of Russia, assassinated at 62   

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  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  Susan B[rownell] Anthony, American suffragist, dies at 85 on March - 13.   

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

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

1918  Karel Stecker, composer, dies at 57 on March - 13.   

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 this day in history fritz Cortolezis, composer, dies at 56   

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

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

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

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  Michel Blavet, composer was born on March - 13.