Famous Deaths In March - 13

1202  On March - 13 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  Death of John Barbour, Scottish poet on March - 13.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Death of Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (b. 1537) on March - 13.  

1619  Richard Burbage, English actor (Shakespeare), dies on this day in history.  

1711  On this day in history death of nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (b. 1636)  

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

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  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 this day in history.  

1808  On this day in history death of king Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749)  

1817  On March - 13 matej Sojka, composer, dies at 77  

1837  Nikita P Panin, Russian diplomat/min of Foreign affairs, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1839  Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 on March - 13.  

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

1903  On March - 13 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  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 this day in history.  

1930  On this day in history 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  Johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1696  Louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal was born on March - 13.  

1700  On March - 13 birth of james Kent, composer  

1700  On March - 13 birth of michel Blavet, composer