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  On this day in history death of taira Kiyomori, Japanese Feudal general (b. 1118)   

1306  On this day in history death of robert II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1248)   

1487  On this day in history 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  Death of Pocahontas, Native American, daughter of Powhatan (b. c. 1595) on this day in history.   

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 March - 21.   

1656  On this day in history armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76   

1676  Death of Henri Sauval, French historian (b. 1623) on this day in history.   

1729  On this day in history john Law, Scottish financier, dies at about 57   

1734  Gunther Jacob Wenceslaus, composer, dies at 48 on March - 21.   

1751  Death of Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (b. 1706) on this day in history.   

1762  On March - 21 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 March - 21.   

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  On this day in history death of giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (b. 1714)   

1801  On this day in history andrea Lucchesi, composer, dies at 59   

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  On this day in history death of guadalupe Victoria, first President of Mexico (b. 1786)   

1844  On March - 21 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  On March - 21 abraham J van der Aa, lexicographer (Biograph dictionary), dies at 64   

1863  On March - 21 edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66   

1881  On March - 21 death of samuel Courtauld, American-born textile magnate (b. 1793)   

1884  On March - 21 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 March - 21 federigo Tozzi, Ital writer/journalist (Torre, Tre Croci), dies at 37   

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1466  French van Brederode, leader Hoeksen was born on March - 21.   

1474  On March - 21 birth of angela Merici, Italian monastery founder/saint   

1521  On March - 21 birth of mauritius, duke/nice monarch of Saksen (1547-53)   

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

1527  Hermann Finck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1609  On this day in history 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.