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

1516  On March - 13 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  Death of Michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman on March - 13.  

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  Death of Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (b. 1636) on this day in history.  

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

1756  On this day in history johann Melchior Conradi, composer, dies at 81  

1773  On March - 13 death of philibert Commerçon, French naturalist and explorer (b. 1727)  

1778  On March - 13 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  Matej Sojka, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1837  On this day in history 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  Adolf Anderssen, German world champ chess (1851..66), dies at 60 on March - 13.  

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  On this day in history benjamin Harrison, 23rd pres (1889-1893), dies in Indianapolis at 67  

1903  Nicolas Beets [Hildebrand], Dutch writer (Camera Obscura), dies at 88 on March - 13.  

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 this day in history.  

1915  Sergei J Witte, Dutch count/premier of Russia, dies at 65 on March - 13.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1938  On this day in history clarence S Darrow, Scopes Monkey Trial attorney, dies in Chicago at 80  

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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  On this day in history birth of sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole  

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

1615  On this day in history 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 March - 13.  

1700  Michel Blavet, composer was born on March - 13.