Famous Deaths In March - 21

1063  On March - 21 death of blessed Richeza of Lotharingia, venerated in Roman Catholicism, wife of King Mieszko II of Poland  

1076  On March - 21 death of robert I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1011)  

1181  Death of Taira Kiyomori, Japanese Feudal general (b. 1118) on March - 21.  

1306  On March - 21 death of robert II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1248)  

1487  Death of Nicholas of Flue, Swiss hermit and saint (b. 1417) on this day in history.  

1538  On March - 21 hugo, earl of Leisnig, governor of Frisia, dies at about 79  

1556  Death of Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, burned at stake at 66 on March - 21.  

1617  On March - 21 death of pocahontas, Native American, daughter of Powhatan (b. c. 1595)  

1652  On this day in history vredius, [Olivier de Wree], Flem historian/mayor (Brugge), dies at 55  

1654  Johann Neukrantz, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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1656  On this day in history armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76  

1676  Death of Henri Sauval, French historian (b. 1623) on this day in history.  

1729  On March - 21 john Law, Scottish financier, dies at about 57  

1734  Gunther Jacob Wenceslaus, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1751  On this day in history death of johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (b. 1706)  

1762  Death of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (b. 1713) on March - 21.  

1768  On this day in history jan J Mauricius, Dutch governor-gen of Suriname (1742-51), dies at 75  

1772  On March - 21 death of jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. 1703)  

1793  On this day in history johann Michael Schmidt, composer, dies at 51  

1795  On March - 21 death of giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (b. 1714)  

1801  On March - 21 andrea Lucchesi, composer, dies at 59  

1804  Death of Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé, duc d'Enghien (executed) (b. 1772) on this day in history.  

1810  Philippe-Joseph van den Berghe graaf Limmighe, Brabants ships, dies on this day in history.  

1843  On this day in history death of guadalupe Victoria, first President of Mexico (b. 1786)  

1844  Leopold F J J J van Sassen Ysselt, Dutch politician, dies at 65 on March - 21.  

1850  Death of Miguel Pedrorena, American settler on this day in history.  

1857  On this day in history abraham J van der Aa, lexicographer (Biograph dictionary), dies at 64  

1863  Edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1881  On March - 21 death of samuel Courtauld, American-born textile magnate (b. 1793)  

1884  On March - 21 death of ezra Abbot, American bible scholar (b. 1819)  

1894  On this day in history jacob Rosenhaim, composer, dies at 80  

1915  On March - 21 death of frederick Winslow Taylor, American inventor (b. 1856)  

1916  On this day in history victor de Stuers, Dutch art expert, dies at 72  

1920  Federigo Tozzi, Ital writer/journalist (Torre, Tre Croci), dies at 37 on March - 21.  

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1466  On March - 21 birth of french van Brederode, leader Hoeksen  

1474  On March - 21 birth of angela Merici, Italian monastery founder/saint  

1521  Mauritius, duke/nice monarch of Saksen (1547-53) was born on March - 21.  

1521  On this day in history birth of maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553)  

1527  On March - 21 birth of hermann Finck, composer  

1609  Jan II Kazimierz, cardinal/King of Poland (1648-68) was born on March - 21.  

1624  Francois Roberday, composer was born on this day in history.  

1642  On March - 21 birth of georg Schmezer, composer