Famous Deaths In March - 13

1202  On this day in history mieszko III, the Elder, grand duke of Poland (1173-77, 1200-02), dies  

1271  On March - 13 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 this day in history.  

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 March - 13.  

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

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

1773  On March - 13 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 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  On March - 13 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 March - 13.  

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  Henry Wylde, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history susan B[rownell] Anthony, American suffragist, dies at 85  

1911  On March - 13 jacob M van Bemmelen, Dutch physicist/chemist, dies at 80  

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

1918  On this day in history karel Stecker, composer, dies at 57  

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

1930  On March - 13 mary E W Freeman, US writer (Pembroke), dies at 77  

1934  On March - 13 fritz Cortolezis, composer, dies at 56  

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

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

1615  Innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700) was born on this day in history.  

1683  John Theophilus Desaguliers, French-British philosopher (d. 1744) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of michel Blavet, composer