Famous Deaths In March - 13

1202  Mieszko III, the Elder, grand duke of Poland (1173-77, 1200-02), dies on March - 13.  

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  Lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies on this day in history.  

1573  Death of Michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman on this day in history.  

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

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

1711  Death of Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (b. 1636) on this day in history.  

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

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  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 March - 13 death of king Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749)  

1817  Matej Sojka, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1837  On March - 13 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 this day in history death of henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761)  

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 March - 13.  

1890  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1925  On March - 13 death of lucille Ricksen, American actress (b. 1909)  

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 March - 13 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 March - 13.  

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

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

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 March - 13.  

1696  On this day in history birth of louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal  

1700  On March - 13 birth of james Kent, composer  

1700  On March - 13 birth of michel Blavet, composer