Famous Deaths In March - 21

1063  Death of Blessed Richeza of Lotharingia, venerated in Roman Catholicism, wife of King Mieszko II of Poland on March - 21.   

1076  Death of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1011) on March - 21.   

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  Hugo, earl of Leisnig, governor of Frisia, dies at about 79 on March - 21.   

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

1617  On this day in history death of pocahontas, Native American, daughter of Powhatan (b. c. 1595)   

1652  Vredius, [Olivier de Wree], Flem historian/mayor (Brugge), dies at 55 on March - 21.   

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

1656  On March - 21 armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76   

1676  Death of Henri Sauval, French historian (b. 1623) on March - 21.   

1729  John Law, Scottish financier, dies at about 57 on this day in history.   

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

1751  Death of Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (b. 1706) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1801  On this day in history andrea Lucchesi, composer, dies at 59   

1804  On March - 21 death of louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé, duc d'Enghien (executed) (b. 1772)   

1810  On this day in history philippe-Joseph van den Berghe graaf Limmighe, Brabants ships, dies   

1843  Death of Guadalupe Victoria, first President of Mexico (b. 1786) on this day in history.   

1844  Leopold F J J J van Sassen Ysselt, Dutch politician, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1850  On March - 21 death of miguel Pedrorena, American settler   

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  Death of Samuel Courtauld, American-born textile magnate (b. 1793) on March - 21.   

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

1894  Jacob Rosenhaim, composer, dies at 80 on March - 21.   

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

1916  Victor de Stuers, Dutch art expert, dies at 72 on March - 21.   

1920  Federigo Tozzi, Ital writer/journalist (Torre, Tre Croci), dies at 37 on this day in history.   

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1466  On this day in history birth of french van Brederode, leader Hoeksen   

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  On March - 21 birth of francois Roberday, composer   

1642  On March - 21 birth of georg Schmezer, composer