Famous Deaths In March - 13

1202  Mieszko III, the Elder, grand duke of Poland (1173-77, 1200-02), dies on this day in history.   

1271  Death of Henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235) on this day in history.   

1395  Death of John Barbour, Scottish poet on this day in history.   

1516  Vladislav II Jagiello, king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1558  On this day in history jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies   

1569  Lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies on March - 13.   

1573  On March - 13 death of michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman   

1604  On March - 13 death of arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (b. 1537)   

1619  Richard Burbage, English actor (Shakespeare), dies on this day in history.   

1711  Death of Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (b. 1636) on March - 13.   

1716  Georg Gabriel Schutz, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1756  On March - 13 johann Melchior Conradi, composer, dies at 81   

1773  Death of Philibert Commerçon, French naturalist and explorer (b. 1727) on March - 13.   

1778  On March - 13 death of charles le Beau, French historian (b. 1701)   

1803  On this day in history death of william Emes, English landscape architect (b. 1729 or 1730)   

1808  On March - 13 death of king Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749)   

1817  On March - 13 matej Sojka, composer, dies at 77   

1837  Nikita P Panin, Russian diplomat/min of Foreign affairs, dies at 66 on March - 13.   

1839  On this day in history robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55   

1842  Death of Henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761) on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history adolf Anderssen, German world champ chess (1851..66), dies at 60   

1881  Death of Alexander II, Tsar of Russia, assassinated at 62 on this day in history.   

1884  On March - 13 death of leland Stanford, Jr., son of American railroad magnate, Stanford University named for him (b. 1868)   

1890  Henry Wylde, composer, dies at 67 on March - 13.   

1901  Benjamin Harrison, 23rd pres (1889-1893), dies in Indianapolis at 67 on this day in history.   

1903  Nicolas Beets [Hildebrand], Dutch writer (Camera Obscura), dies at 88 on March - 13.   

1906  On this day in history susan B[rownell] Anthony, American suffragist, dies at 85   

1911  On this day in history jacob M van Bemmelen, Dutch physicist/chemist, dies at 80   

1915  On this day in history sergei J Witte, Dutch count/premier of Russia, dies at 65   

1918  Karel Stecker, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history death of lucille Ricksen, American actress (b. 1909)   

1930  Mary E W Freeman, US writer (Pembroke), dies at 77 on March - 13.   

1934  On March - 13 fritz Cortolezis, composer, dies at 56   

1938  On this day in history clarence S Darrow, Scopes Monkey Trial attorney, dies in Chicago at 80   

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1372  Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, brother of Charles VI of France (d. 1407) was born on March - 13.   

1548  Sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole was born on March - 13.   

1599  On this day in history birth of johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint   

1615  Innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700) was born on March - 13.   

1683  On this day in history birth of john Theophilus Desaguliers, French-British philosopher (d. 1744)   

1696  On this day in history birth of louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal   

1700  On this day in history birth of james Kent, composer   

1700  Michel Blavet, composer was born on March - 13.