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 March - 21.  

1487  Death of Nicholas of Flue, Swiss hermit and saint (b. 1417) on this day in history.  

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  Death of Pocahontas, Native American, daughter of Powhatan (b. c. 1595) on this day in history.  

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

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

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 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  Death of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (b. 1713) on this day in history.  

1768  Jan J Mauricius, Dutch governor-gen of Suriname (1742-51), dies at 75 on March - 21.  

1772  Death of Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. 1703) on March - 21.  

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

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

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  On this day in history philippe-Joseph van den Berghe graaf Limmighe, Brabants ships, dies  

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

1844  On this day in history 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 this day in history abraham J van der Aa, lexicographer (Biograph dictionary), dies at 64  

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

1894  Jacob Rosenhaim, composer, dies at 80 on March - 21.  

1915  Death of Frederick Winslow Taylor, American inventor (b. 1856) on March - 21.  

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  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  Mauritius, duke/nice monarch of Saksen (1547-53) was born on this day in history.  

1521  On March - 21 birth of maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553)  

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

1609  On this day in history 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