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  Death of Taira Kiyomori, Japanese Feudal general (b. 1118) on this day in history.  

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

1617  On March - 21 death of pocahontas, Native American, daughter of Powhatan (b. c. 1595)  

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

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 March - 21.  

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

1729  John Law, Scottish financier, dies at about 57 on March - 21.  

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

1768  On March - 21 jan J Mauricius, Dutch governor-gen of Suriname (1742-51), dies at 75  

1772  On March - 21 death of jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. 1703)  

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

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

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

1804  Death of Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé, duc d'Enghien (executed) (b. 1772) on March - 21.  

1810  On March - 21 philippe-Joseph van den Berghe graaf Limmighe, Brabants ships, dies  

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

1857  On this day in history abraham J van der Aa, lexicographer (Biograph dictionary), dies at 64  

1863  On March - 21 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  On this day in history death of ezra Abbot, American bible scholar (b. 1819)  

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1527  On March - 21 birth of hermann Finck, composer  

1609  Jan II Kazimierz, cardinal/King of Poland (1648-68) was born on this day in history.  

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

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