Famous Deaths In March - 14

0840  Eginhard, French nobleman/biographer (Vita Karoli Magni), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

0968  Death of Matilda of Ringelheim, German Queen (c. 895) on March - 14.  

1272  Re Enzo, Italian poet/son of Emp Frederik II von Hohenstaufen, dies on March - 14.  

1298  Petrus Johannis Olivi, South France theologist, dies on this day in history.  

1457  On this day in history death of jingtai Emperor of China (b. 1428)  

1490  On this day in history charles I, Duke of Savoy, dies at 21  

1559  Death of Jacques d'Auchy, Walloon baptist merchant, executed on March - 14.  

1573  Claude II, of Lotharingen, duke of Aumale/murdered adm Coligny, dies on March - 14.  

1590  On March - 14 philip van Egmont, general/prince of Gavere, dies in battle at 30  

1612  On this day in history philip Galle, Flemish engraver, dies at about 74  

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1647  On this day in history frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/prince of Orange, dies at 63  

1648  On this day in history death of ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general (b. 1584)  

1680  On March - 14 death of rené Le Bossu, French critic (b. 1631)  

1682  On March - 14 jacob I van Ruysdael, physician/landscape painter, dies at about 53  

1696  Death of Jean Domat, French jurist (b. 1625) on this day in history.  

1698  Death of Claes Rålamb, Swedish statesman (b. 1622) on this day in history.  

1748  Death of George Wade, British military leader (b. 1673) on March - 14.  

1757  Death of John Byng, English admiral (Minorca), executed at 52 on this day in history.  

1760  Anton Filtz, composer, dies at 26 on this day in history.  

1768  Vigilio Blasio Faitello, composer, dies at 58 on March - 14.  

1791  On this day in history death of johann Salomo Semler, German historian and Bible commentator (b. 1725)  

1801  On this day in history christian Friedrich Penzel, composer, dies at 63  

1803  Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1805  Death of Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki, Russian general (b. 1753) on this day in history.  

1811  On this day in history august Henry Fitzroy, English premier (1768-70), dies at 75  

1823  On March - 14 death of charles François Dumouriez, French general (b. 1739)  

1861  Abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1883  On this day in history karl Marx, German philosopher (Communist Manifesto), dies at 64  

1884  On this day in history death of quintino Sella, Italian statesman (b. 1827)  

1899  On March - 14 emile Erckmann, French writer (Waterloo), dies at 76  

1903  Johannes H Weissenbruch, Dutch landscape painter, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

1925  On this day in history walter Camp, father of American football, dies at 65  

1932  On this day in history death of george Eastman, US industrialist (Kodak-camera), suicide at 77  

1933  On this day in history death of balto, husky dog who brought back the antitoxin in 1925  

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1623  Adam-Nicolas Gascon, composer was born on this day in history.  

1638  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Gichtel, German mystic (d. 1710)  

1681  Georg Philipp Telemann, Magdeburg Germany, late baroque composer was born on this day in history.  

1692  On this day in history birth of peter Musschenbroek, Dutch physician/physicist (Leyden jar)  

1726  On this day in history birth of josef Antonin Stepan, composer  

1727  Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, composer was born on March - 14.  

1755  Pierre-Louis Couperin, composer was born on this day in history.  

1782  On March - 14 birth of thomas Hart Benton, (rep), "Old Bullion"