Famous Deaths In March - 21

1063  Death of Blessed Richeza of Lotharingia, venerated in Roman Catholicism, wife of King Mieszko II of Poland on this day in history.  

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

1181  On March - 21 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 this day in history.  

1556  On this day in history death of thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, burned at stake at 66  

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 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  On March - 21 death of henri Sauval, French historian (b. 1623)  

1729  On this day in history john Law, Scottish financier, dies at about 57  

1734  Gunther Jacob Wenceslaus, composer, dies at 48 on March - 21.  

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 March - 21 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  Johann Michael Schmidt, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1795  Death of Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (b. 1714) on March - 21.  

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

1857  On March - 21 abraham J van der Aa, lexicographer (Biograph dictionary), dies at 64  

1863  On this day in history 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  Death of Ezra Abbot, American bible scholar (b. 1819) on this day in history.  

1894  Jacob Rosenhaim, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

1916  Victor de Stuers, Dutch art expert, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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  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  Hermann Finck, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  Georg Schmezer, composer was born on this day in history.