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  On this day in history death of robert I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1011)   

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

1306  Death of Robert II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1248) on March - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Johann Neukrantz, composer, dies at 51 on March - 21.   

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

1772  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1804  Death of Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé, duc d'Enghien (executed) (b. 1772) on this day in history.   

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  Leopold F J J J van Sassen Ysselt, Dutch politician, dies at 65 on March - 21.   

1850  On this day in history death of miguel Pedrorena, American settler   

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

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  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  Death of Frederick Winslow Taylor, American inventor (b. 1856) on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history victor de Stuers, Dutch art expert, dies at 72   

1920  On this day in history federigo Tozzi, Ital writer/journalist (Torre, Tre Croci), dies at 37   

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1466  On this day in history birth of french van Brederode, leader Hoeksen   

1474  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553)   

1527  Hermann Finck, composer was born on March - 21.   

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

1624  On this day in history birth of francois Roberday, composer   

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