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 this day in history.  

1181  Death of Taira Kiyomori, Japanese Feudal general (b. 1118) on March - 21.  

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 this day in history 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 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 March - 21.  

1734  On this day in history 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  Jan J Mauricius, Dutch governor-gen of Suriname (1742-51), dies at 75 on March - 21.  

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

1793  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé, duc d'Enghien (executed) (b. 1772)  

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  On this day in history leopold F J J J van Sassen Ysselt, Dutch politician, dies at 65  

1850  Death of Miguel Pedrorena, American settler on March - 21.  

1857  Abraham J van der Aa, lexicographer (Biograph dictionary), dies at 64 on March - 21.  

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 this day in history.  

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 March - 21.  

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

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

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

1624  Francois Roberday, composer was born on March - 21.  

1642  On March - 21 birth of georg Schmezer, composer