Famous Deaths In March - 21

1063  On this day in history death of blessed Richeza of Lotharingia, venerated in Roman Catholicism, wife of King Mieszko II of Poland  

1076  On this day in history death of robert I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1011)  

1181  On this day in history death of taira Kiyomori, Japanese Feudal general (b. 1118)  

1306  Death of Robert II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1248) on this day in history.  

1487  Death of Nicholas of Flue, Swiss hermit and saint (b. 1417) on March - 21.  

1538  On this day in history 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  Death of Pocahontas, Native American, daughter of Powhatan (b. c. 1595) on March - 21.  

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

1654  Johann Neukrantz, composer, dies at 51 on March - 21.  

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1656  Armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76 on March - 21.  

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 March - 21.  

1751  On March - 21 death of johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (b. 1706)  

1762  On March - 21 death of nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (b. 1713)  

1768  Jan J Mauricius, Dutch governor-gen of Suriname (1742-51), dies at 75 on March - 21.  

1772  Death of Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. 1703) on March - 21.  

1793  On March - 21 johann Michael Schmidt, composer, dies at 51  

1795  On this day in history death of giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (b. 1714)  

1801  Andrea Lucchesi, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1804  On this day in history death of louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé, duc d'Enghien (executed) (b. 1772)  

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  On March - 21 leopold F J J J van Sassen Ysselt, Dutch politician, dies at 65  

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

1857  Abraham J van der Aa, lexicographer (Biograph dictionary), dies at 64 on March - 21.  

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

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

1884  Death of Ezra Abbot, American bible scholar (b. 1819) on this day in history.  

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

1915  Death of Frederick Winslow Taylor, American inventor (b. 1856) on March - 21.  

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

1920  On March - 21 federigo Tozzi, Ital writer/journalist (Torre, Tre Croci), dies at 37  

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1466  French van Brederode, leader Hoeksen was born on this day in history.  

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

1521  On this day in history birth of mauritius, duke/nice monarch of Saksen (1547-53)  

1521  Maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553) was born on March - 21.  

1527  On March - 21 birth of hermann Finck, composer  

1609  On March - 21 birth of jan II Kazimierz, cardinal/King of Poland (1648-68)  

1624  Francois Roberday, composer was born on March - 21.  

1642  On March - 21 birth of georg Schmezer, composer