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  Death of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1011) on this day in history.  

1181  On March - 21 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  Hugo, earl of Leisnig, governor of Frisia, dies at about 79 on this day in history.  

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  On March - 21 johann Neukrantz, composer, dies at 51  

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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 this day in history.  

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

1734  On March - 21 gunther Jacob Wenceslaus, composer, dies at 48  

1751  Death of Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (b. 1706) on March - 21.  

1762  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (b. 1714)  

1801  On March - 21 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 March - 21 philippe-Joseph van den Berghe graaf Limmighe, Brabants ships, dies  

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 March - 21.  

1857  On March - 21 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 this day in history death of samuel Courtauld, American-born textile magnate (b. 1793)  

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

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

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

1474  Angela Merici, Italian monastery founder/saint was born on this day in history.  

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

1521  On March - 21 birth of maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553)  

1527  Hermann Finck, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1624  On March - 21 birth of francois Roberday, composer  

1642  Georg Schmezer, composer was born on this day in history.