Famous Deaths Happened In March - 21

1063  Death of Blessed Richeza of Lotharingia, venerated in Roman Catholicism, wife of King Mieszko II of Poland on this day in history.   

1076  On March - 21 death of robert I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1011)   

1181  On this day in history death of taira Kiyomori, Japanese Feudal general (b. 1118)   

1306  Death of Robert II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1248) on this day in history.   

1487  On this day in history death of nicholas of Flue, Swiss hermit and saint (b. 1417)   

1538  Hugo, earl of Leisnig, governor of Frisia, dies at about 79 on March - 21.   

1556  Death of Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, burned at stake at 66 on March - 21.   

1617  On March - 21 death of pocahontas, Native American, daughter of Powhatan (b. c. 1595)   

1652  On this day in history vredius, [Olivier de Wree], Flem historian/mayor (Brugge), dies at 55   

1654  Johann Neukrantz, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1656  Armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76 on March - 21.   

1676  Death of Henri Sauval, French historian (b. 1623) on this day in history.   

1729  On this day in history john Law, Scottish financier, dies at about 57   

1734  Gunther Jacob Wenceslaus, composer, dies at 48 on March - 21.   

1751  Death of Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (b. 1706) on March - 21.   

1762  On this day in history death of nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (b. 1713)   

1768  Jan J Mauricius, Dutch governor-gen of Suriname (1742-51), dies at 75 on March - 21.   

1772  Death of Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. 1703) on March - 21.   

1793  On March - 21 johann Michael Schmidt, composer, dies at 51   

1795  Death of Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (b. 1714) on March - 21.   

1801  On this day in history andrea Lucchesi, composer, dies at 59   

1804  Death of Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé, duc d'Enghien (executed) (b. 1772) on this day in history.   

1810  On March - 21 philippe-Joseph van den Berghe graaf Limmighe, Brabants ships, dies   

1843  Death of Guadalupe Victoria, first President of Mexico (b. 1786) on this day in history.   

1844  Leopold F J J J van Sassen Ysselt, Dutch politician, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1850  Death of Miguel Pedrorena, American settler on this day in history.   

1857  On this day in history abraham J van der Aa, lexicographer (Biograph dictionary), dies at 64   

1863  On March - 21 edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66   

1881  On this day in history death of samuel Courtauld, American-born textile magnate (b. 1793)   

1884  Death of Ezra Abbot, American bible scholar (b. 1819) on this day in history.   

1894  Jacob Rosenhaim, composer, dies at 80 on March - 21.   

1915  On this day in history death of frederick Winslow Taylor, American inventor (b. 1856)   

1916  Victor de Stuers, Dutch art expert, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history federigo Tozzi, Ital writer/journalist (Torre, Tre Croci), dies at 37   

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1466  French van Brederode, leader Hoeksen was born on this day in history.   

1474  Angela Merici, Italian monastery founder/saint was born on this day in history.   

1521  On this day in history birth of mauritius, duke/nice monarch of Saksen (1547-53)   

1521  On this day in history birth of maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553)   

1527  On this day in history birth of hermann Finck, composer   

1609  On March - 21 birth of jan II Kazimierz, cardinal/King of Poland (1648-68)   

1624  On March - 21 birth of francois Roberday, composer   

1642  On this day in history birth of georg Schmezer, composer