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  Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter, dies at 53 [OS 11/30] on December - 13.   

1911  On this day in history reg Duff, cricketer (23 Tests for Australia 1902-05, 1317 runs), dies   

1919  On December - 13 amintore Galli, composer, dies at 74   

1921  On this day in history frederick Martin, cricketer (14 wkts in 2 Tests for Eng 1890-92), dies   

1922  On this day in history death of hannes Hafstein, Icelandic politician and poet (b. 1861)   

1924  On December - 13 samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74   

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  On December - 13 death of gustave le Bon, French psychologist (b. 1840)   

1932  Death of Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter (b. 1853) on December - 13.   

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

1935  On this day in history john Nicolson, cricketer (South African lefty batsman 1926-27), dies   

1940  Dusty Tapscott, cricket (bro of Doodles, 4&1 in only S Af Test), dies on December - 13.   

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  On this day in history death of robert van Genechten, Dutch Nazi (NSB), commits suicide   

1947  On this day in history death of nicholas Roerich, Russian-born painter (b. 1874)   

1950  On December - 13 death of abraham Wald, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1902)   

1951  Selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer (Daniel Hjort), dies at 73 on December - 13.   

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

1955  On this day in history death of egas Moniz, Portuguese psychiatrist and neurosurgeon, Nobel laureate (b. 1874)   

1958  On this day in history death of ahmed Mukhtar Baban, premier of Iraq, executed   

1961  Grandma [Anna M] Moses, US painter, dies at 101 on December - 13.   

1962  On December - 13 death of harry Barris, American popular singer (b. 1905)   

1963  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1968  Siegfried Reda, composer, dies at 52 on December - 13.   

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

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1521  On this day in history birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)   

1533  On December - 13 birth of erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69)   

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

1585  William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649) was born on December - 13.   

1640  On December - 13 birth of robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696)   

1662  On this day in history birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)   

1678  Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.   

1720  On December - 13 birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)