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

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 March - 21 death of nicholas of Flue, Swiss hermit and saint (b. 1417)  

1538  Hugo, earl of Leisnig, governor of Frisia, dies at about 79 on March - 21.  

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  Vredius, [Olivier de Wree], Flem historian/mayor (Brugge), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1654  Johann Neukrantz, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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1656  On March - 21 armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76  

1676  On March - 21 death of henri Sauval, French historian (b. 1623)  

1729  John Law, Scottish financier, dies at about 57 on this day in history.  

1734  On this day in history gunther Jacob Wenceslaus, composer, dies at 48  

1751  On March - 21 death of johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (b. 1706)  

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

1793  Johann Michael Schmidt, composer, dies at 51 on March - 21.  

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

1801  Andrea Lucchesi, composer, dies at 59 on March - 21.  

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

1810  Philippe-Joseph van den Berghe graaf Limmighe, Brabants ships, dies on March - 21.  

1843  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1863  On this day in history edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66  

1881  On this day in history 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 March - 21 jacob Rosenhaim, composer, dies at 80  

1915  On this day in history death of frederick Winslow Taylor, American inventor (b. 1856)  

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  French van Brederode, leader Hoeksen was born on March - 21.  

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 this day in history.  

1521  Maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553) was born on March - 21.  

1527  On March - 21 birth of hermann Finck, composer  

1609  On March - 21 birth of jan II Kazimierz, cardinal/King of Poland (1648-68)  

1624  On March - 21 birth of francois Roberday, composer  

1642  Georg Schmezer, composer was born on March - 21.