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 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  On this day in history death of robert II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1248)  

1487  On this day in history death of nicholas of Flue, Swiss hermit and saint (b. 1417)  

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

1556  On March - 21 death of thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, burned at stake at 66  

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  On this day in history johann Neukrantz, composer, dies at 51  

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1656  Armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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

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 March - 21.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1793  Johann Michael Schmidt, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1795  Death of Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (b. 1714) on this day in history.  

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 March - 21.  

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

1844  On March - 21 leopold F J J J van Sassen Ysselt, Dutch politician, dies at 65  

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

1857  Abraham J van der Aa, lexicographer (Biograph dictionary), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1863  On March - 21 edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66  

1881  Death of Samuel Courtauld, American-born textile magnate (b. 1793) on March - 21.  

1884  On this day in history death of ezra Abbot, American bible scholar (b. 1819)  

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

1915  Death of Frederick Winslow Taylor, American inventor (b. 1856) on this day in history.  

1916  On March - 21 victor de Stuers, Dutch art expert, dies at 72  

1920  On this day in history federigo Tozzi, Ital writer/journalist (Torre, Tre Croci), dies at 37  

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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  Maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553) was born on this day in history.  

1527  On March - 21 birth of hermann Finck, composer  

1609  On this day in history birth of jan II Kazimierz, cardinal/King of Poland (1648-68)  

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

1642  On this day in history birth of georg Schmezer, composer