Famous Deaths In March - 13

1202  On March - 13 mieszko III, the Elder, grand duke of Poland (1173-77, 1200-02), dies  

1271  On this day in history death of henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235)  

1395  On this day in history death of john Barbour, Scottish poet  

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  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 March - 13 death of arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (b. 1537)  

1619  On March - 13 richard Burbage, English actor (Shakespeare), dies  

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

1773  Death of Philibert Commerçon, French naturalist and explorer (b. 1727) on March - 13.  

1778  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

1842  On this day in history death of henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761)  

1879  On March - 13 adolf Anderssen, German world champ chess (1851..66), dies at 60  

1881  Death of Alexander II, Tsar of Russia, assassinated at 62 on March - 13.  

1884  Death of Leland Stanford, Jr., son of American railroad magnate, Stanford University named for him (b. 1868) on March - 13.  

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  On this day in history 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  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 March - 13.  

1918  On March - 13 karel Stecker, composer, dies at 57  

1925  On this day in history 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  Clarence S Darrow, Scopes Monkey Trial attorney, dies in Chicago at 80 on March - 13.  

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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  Sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole was born on this day in history.  

1599  On March - 13 birth of johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint  

1615  On this day in history birth of innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700)  

1683  On March - 13 birth of john Theophilus Desaguliers, French-British philosopher (d. 1744)  

1696  On March - 13 birth of louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal  

1700  James Kent, composer was born on this day in history.  

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