Famous Deaths In March - 13

1202  On March - 13 mieszko III, the Elder, grand duke of Poland (1173-77, 1200-02), dies   

1271  On March - 13 death of henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235)   

1395  Death of John Barbour, Scottish poet on March - 13.   

1516  Vladislav II Jagiello, king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60 on March - 13.   

1558  Jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies on this day in history.   

1569  Lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies on March - 13.   

1573  Death of Michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman on this day in history.   

1604  On March - 13 death of arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (b. 1537)   

1619  On March - 13 richard Burbage, English actor (Shakespeare), dies   

1711  Death of Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (b. 1636) on this day in history.   

1716  Georg Gabriel Schutz, composer, dies at 46 on March - 13.   

1756  Johann Melchior Conradi, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1773  Death of Philibert Commerçon, French naturalist and explorer (b. 1727) on March - 13.   

1778  On March - 13 death of charles le Beau, French historian (b. 1701)   

1803  Death of William Emes, English landscape architect (b. 1729 or 1730) on March - 13.   

1808  Death of King Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749) on March - 13.   

1817  Matej Sojka, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1837  On March - 13 nikita P Panin, Russian diplomat/min of Foreign affairs, dies at 66   

1839  Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 on March - 13.   

1842  On March - 13 death of henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761)   

1879  Adolf Anderssen, German world champ chess (1851..66), dies at 60 on March - 13.   

1881  Death of Alexander II, Tsar of Russia, assassinated at 62 on March - 13.   

1884  On this day in history death of leland Stanford, Jr., son of American railroad magnate, Stanford University named for him (b. 1868)   

1890  On this day in history henry Wylde, composer, dies at 67   

1901  On March - 13 benjamin Harrison, 23rd pres (1889-1893), dies in Indianapolis at 67   

1903  Nicolas Beets [Hildebrand], Dutch writer (Camera Obscura), dies at 88 on March - 13.   

1906  Susan B[rownell] Anthony, American suffragist, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1911  Jacob M van Bemmelen, Dutch physicist/chemist, dies at 80 on March - 13.   

1915  On this day in history sergei J Witte, Dutch count/premier of Russia, dies at 65   

1918  On March - 13 karel Stecker, composer, dies at 57   

1925  On March - 13 death of lucille Ricksen, American actress (b. 1909)   

1930  On March - 13 mary E W Freeman, US writer (Pembroke), dies at 77   

1934  Fritz Cortolezis, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1938  Clarence S Darrow, Scopes Monkey Trial attorney, dies in Chicago at 80 on March - 13.   

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1372  Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, brother of Charles VI of France (d. 1407) was born on March - 13.   

1548  Sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole was born on March - 13.   

1599  Johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint was born on this day in history.   

1615  On this day in history birth of innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700)   

1683  On March - 13 birth of john Theophilus Desaguliers, French-British philosopher (d. 1744)   

1696  On March - 13 birth of louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal   

1700  James Kent, composer was born on this day in history.   

1700  Michel Blavet, composer was born on March - 13.