Famous Deaths In December - 13

1872  On December - 13 death of helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut   

1881  On this day in history august Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43   

1883  Death of Victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (b. 1812) on this day in history.   

1894  Sarah Parker Remond, US/Italian abolitionist, dies at 68 on December - 13.   

1895  On December - 13 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1922  On December - 13 death of hannes Hafstein, Icelandic politician and poet (b. 1861)   

1924  On this day in history samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74   

1929  On this day in history knut Algot Hakanson, composer, dies at 42   

1930  Death of Fritz Pregl, Slovenian/Austrian chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1869) on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history death of gustave le Bon, French psychologist (b. 1840)   

1932  On December - 13 death of georgios Jakobides, Greek painter (b. 1853)   

1934  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1944  On December - 13 death of lupe Velez, actress (Joe Palooka), overdoses on seconal at 34   

1945  On this day in history death of robert van Genechten, Dutch Nazi (NSB), commits suicide   

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 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  Death of Harry Barris, American popular singer (b. 1905) on December - 13.   

1963  Hubert ME Pierlot, Belgian advocate/premier (1939-45), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1966  Charles Watts, actor (Lone Ranger & Lost City of Gold), dies of cancer on this day in history.   

1968  On December - 13 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 this day in history.   

1533  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1585  On this day in history birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)   

1640  On this day in history birth of robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696)   

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

1678  Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on December - 13.   

1720  Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.