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 March - 13 lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies  

1573  Death of Michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman on March - 13.  

1604  On this day in history death of arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (b. 1537)  

1619  On this day in history richard Burbage, English actor (Shakespeare), dies  

1711  On March - 13 death of nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (b. 1636)  

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

1756  On March - 13 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  Death of King Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749) on March - 13.  

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

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  Death of Leland Stanford, Jr., son of American railroad magnate, Stanford University named for him (b. 1868) on this day in history.  

1890  On this day in history henry Wylde, composer, dies at 67  

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  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 March - 13.  

1915  On this day in history sergei J Witte, Dutch count/premier of Russia, dies at 65  

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

1925  On this day in history death of lucille Ricksen, American actress (b. 1909)  

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

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

1548  On March - 13 birth of sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole  

1599  On this day in history birth of johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint  

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

1700  On March - 13 birth of james Kent, composer  

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