Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 13

1885  On January - 13 death of schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823)   

1889  Death of Solomon Bundy, American politician (b. 1823) on January - 13.   

1892  On January - 13 charles Albert White, composer, dies at 62   

1894  On January - 13 death of nadezhda von Meck, Russian patroness of Pyotr Tchaikovsky (b. 1831)   

1901  On this day in history carlo Angeloni, composer, dies at 66   

1905  Death of George Thorn, Premier of Queensland (b. 1838) on January - 13.   

1906  On this day in history death of alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist (b. 1859)   

1913  On this day in history thomas P Krag, Norw author/novelist (Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran), dies at 44   

1914  Bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1915  Death of Mary Slessor, Scottish missionary (b. 1848) on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history georg H Quincke, German physicist (Test of Quincke), dies at 89   

1928  On this day in history johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, dies at 57   

1929  Wyatt Earp, US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history c-E Auguste Rateau, French inventor (R-steam turbine), dies at 66   

1932  Death of Sophia of Prussia, consort of Constantine I of Greece (b. 1870) on this day in history.   

1934  Jean-Baptiste Marchand, soldier/explorer (Sudan), dies at 70 on January - 13.   

1937  Walter Brearley, cricketer (17 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1905-12), dies on January - 13.   

1939  Jacob Ruppert, CEO (NY Yankees, 1915-39), dies on this day in history.   

1941  James Joyce, novelist (Ulysses), dies in Zurich Switzerland, at 58 on January - 13.   

1943  Death of Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss artist (b. 1889) on January - 13.   

1947  Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1954  On January - 13 roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69   

1958  On January - 13 edna Purviance, actress (Charlie Chaplin, Sunnyside), dies at 61   

1960  Sibilla Aleramo, [Rina Faccio], Ital poet (Una Donna), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42   

1963  Leonardus G Kortenhorst, Dutch MP (KVP), dies at 76 on January - 13.   

1968  Bill Masterson, NHL player for the Minnesota Northstars checked into the boards, dies two days later on this day in history.   

1969  Fred Price, cricket wicket-keep (Engld, v Aust Headingley 1938), dies on January - 13.   

1971  Bernard "Heinz" Lammerding, Germ SS-gen/contractor (Tulle), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1974  Death of Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor (b. 1906) on January - 13.   

1976  On January - 13 margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53   

1978  Hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn, VP), dies at 66 in Waverly, Minn on January - 13.   

1979  Death of Donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history andre Kostelanetz, Russian conductor, dies at 78   

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1334  King Henry II of Castile (d. 1379) was born on this day in history.   

1381  St Colette, abbess/reformer (Poor Clares) was born on this day in history.   

1406  Matteo Palmieri, Italian writer (Della vita civile) was born on this day in history.   

1505  Joachim II Hector, ruler (Brandenburg) was born on this day in history.   

1562  Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (d. 1601) was born on this day in history.   

1596  On this day in history birth of jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter   

1610  Maria Anna of Austria, Electress of Bavaria (d. 1665) was born on January - 13.   

1616  Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic was born on this day in history.