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 March - 21.  

1306  Death of Robert II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1248) on this day in history.  

1487  On March - 21 death of nicholas of Flue, Swiss hermit and saint (b. 1417)  

1538  On March - 21 hugo, earl of Leisnig, governor of Frisia, dies at about 79  

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

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

1734  Gunther Jacob Wenceslaus, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

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

1762  On March - 21 death of nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (b. 1713)  

1768  On this day in history jan J Mauricius, Dutch governor-gen of Suriname (1742-51), dies at 75  

1772  Death of Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. 1703) on this day in history.  

1793  Johann Michael Schmidt, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1795  On March - 21 death of giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (b. 1714)  

1801  Andrea Lucchesi, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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 March - 21.  

1843  Death of Guadalupe Victoria, first President of Mexico (b. 1786) on this day in history.  

1844  On March - 21 leopold F J J J van Sassen Ysselt, Dutch politician, dies at 65  

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  Edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66 on March - 21.  

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 March - 21.  

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 this day in history victor de Stuers, Dutch art expert, dies at 72  

1920  Federigo Tozzi, Ital writer/journalist (Torre, Tre Croci), dies at 37 on March - 21.  

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1466  French van Brederode, leader Hoeksen was born on this day in history.  

1474  Angela Merici, Italian monastery founder/saint was born on March - 21.  

1521  On March - 21 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  Hermann Finck, composer was born on March - 21.  

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

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

1642  On March - 21 birth of georg Schmezer, composer