Famous Deaths In March - 21

1063  Death of Blessed Richeza of Lotharingia, venerated in Roman Catholicism, wife of King Mieszko II of Poland on March - 21.   

1076  Death of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1011) on March - 21.   

1181  On March - 21 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  Death of Nicholas of Flue, Swiss hermit and saint (b. 1417) on March - 21.   

1538  On this day in history hugo, earl of Leisnig, governor of Frisia, dies at about 79   

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

1617  Death of Pocahontas, Native American, daughter of Powhatan (b. c. 1595) on this day in history.   

1652  Vredius, [Olivier de Wree], Flem historian/mayor (Brugge), dies at 55 on March - 21.   

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  On this day in history death of henri Sauval, French historian (b. 1623)   

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  Death of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (b. 1713) on March - 21.   

1768  On March - 21 jan J Mauricius, Dutch governor-gen of Suriname (1742-51), dies at 75   

1772  On this day in history death of jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. 1703)   

1793  Johann Michael Schmidt, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1795  On this day in history death of giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (b. 1714)   

1801  Andrea Lucchesi, composer, dies at 59 on March - 21.   

1804  Death of Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé, duc d'Enghien (executed) (b. 1772) on March - 21.   

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

1843  On March - 21 death of guadalupe Victoria, first President of Mexico (b. 1786)   

1844  On March - 21 leopold F J J J van Sassen Ysselt, Dutch politician, dies at 65   

1850  On this day in history death of miguel Pedrorena, American settler   

1857  Abraham J van der Aa, lexicographer (Biograph dictionary), dies at 64 on March - 21.   

1863  On this day in history edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66   

1881  Death of Samuel Courtauld, American-born textile magnate (b. 1793) on March - 21.   

1884  Death of Ezra Abbot, American bible scholar (b. 1819) on March - 21.   

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  On this day in history victor de Stuers, Dutch art expert, dies at 72   

1920  On March - 21 federigo Tozzi, Ital writer/journalist (Torre, Tre Croci), dies at 37   

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1466  On this day in history birth of french van Brederode, leader Hoeksen   

1474  On March - 21 birth of angela Merici, Italian monastery founder/saint   

1521  Mauritius, duke/nice monarch of Saksen (1547-53) was born on this day in history.   

1521  Maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553) was born on this day in history.   

1527  Hermann Finck, composer was born on March - 21.   

1609  On this day in history birth of jan II Kazimierz, cardinal/King of Poland (1648-68)   

1624  Francois Roberday, composer was born on March - 21.   

1642  Georg Schmezer, composer was born on March - 21.