Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 13

1872  Death of Helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut on December - 13.   

1881  August Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1883  On December - 13 death of victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (b. 1812)   

1894  On this day in history sarah Parker Remond, US/Italian abolitionist, dies at 68   

1895  On this day in history death of Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist (b. 1800)   

1898  George Frederick Bristow, composer, dies at 72 on December - 13.   

1909  On this day in history innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter, dies at 53 [OS 11/30]   

1911  Reg Duff, cricketer (23 Tests for Australia 1902-05, 1317 runs), dies on December - 13.   

1919  Amintore Galli, composer, dies at 74 on December - 13.   

1921  Frederick Martin, cricketer (14 wkts in 2 Tests for Eng 1890-92), dies on December - 13.   

1922  Death of Hannes Hafstein, Icelandic politician and poet (b. 1861) on December - 13.   

1924  Samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1929  Knut Algot Hakanson, composer, dies at 42 on December - 13.   

1930  On this day in history death of fritz Pregl, Slovenian/Austrian chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1869)   

1931  Death of Gustave le Bon, French psychologist (b. 1840) on December - 13.   

1932  Death of Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter (b. 1853) on this day in history.   

1934  On December - 13 death of thomas A. Watson, American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell (b. 1854)   

1935  John Nicolson, cricketer (South African lefty batsman 1926-27), dies on December - 13.   

1940  On this day in history dusty Tapscott, cricket (bro of Doodles, 4&1 in only S Af Test), dies   

1942  Eleanor Everest Freer, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1944  Death of Lupe Velez, actress (Joe Palooka), overdoses on seconal at 34 on December - 13.   

1945  Death of Robert van Genechten, Dutch Nazi (NSB), commits suicide on December - 13.   

1947  Death of Nicholas Roerich, Russian-born painter (b. 1874) on this day in history.   

1950  Death of Abraham Wald, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1902) on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer (Daniel Hjort), dies at 73   

1954  Death of John Raymond Hubbell, American writer (b. 1879) on December - 13.   

1955  On December - 13 death of egas Moniz, Portuguese psychiatrist and neurosurgeon, Nobel laureate (b. 1874)   

1958  On December - 13 death of ahmed Mukhtar Baban, premier of Iraq, executed   

1961  On December - 13 grandma [Anna M] Moses, US painter, dies at 101   

1962  Death of Harry Barris, American popular singer (b. 1905) on this day in history.   

1963  On December - 13 hubert ME Pierlot, Belgian advocate/premier (1939-45), dies at 79   

1966  Charles Watts, actor (Lone Ranger & Lost City of Gold), dies of cancer on December - 13.   

1968  On this day in history siegfried Reda, composer, dies at 52   

1969  On this day in history raymond A Spruance, US admiral (battle of Midway), dies at 83   

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1521  Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90) was born on December - 13.   

1533  Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on this day in history.   

1553  Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on December - 13.   

1585  On December - 13 birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)   

1640  Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

1662  Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

1678  On December - 13 birth of yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)   

1720  On this day in history birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)