Famous Deaths In August - 13

0586  On August - 13 death of radegund, wife of Clotaire I   

0587  Radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0662  On August - 13 maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies   

0900  Zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29 on August - 13.   

1134  On this day in history irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies   

1191  On this day in history philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1278  Daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65 on this day in history.   

1382  On this day in history death of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358)   

1523  Death of Gerard David, Flemish painter on August - 13.   

1617  On this day in history death of johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (b. 1540)   

1637  Dirck J Bas, Dutch merchant/regent/govt leader (OIC), dies on August - 13.   

1667  Death of Jeremy Taylor, Irish author and bishop (b. 1613) on this day in history.   

1674  On August - 13 lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet, dies at 35   

1686  On this day in history death of louis Maimbourg, French-born historian (b. 1610)   

1721  Death of Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (b. 1665) on this day in history.   

1744  Death of John Cruger, Dutch-born Mayor of New York (b. 1678) on August - 13.   

1749  On this day in history j E Schlegel, writer, dies   

1762  On August - 13 john Alberti, theologist/philological, dies at 64   

1787  On August - 13 isaac de Pinto, merchant/lender/Dutch States-general, dies   

1808  Henri Hardouin, composer, dies at 81 on August - 13.   

1826  On this day in history death of rené Laënnec, French physician (b. 1781)   

1841  On August - 13 bernhard Heinrich Romberg, German composer, dies at 73   

1860  Danillo II, ruler of Montenegro, dies on August - 13.   

1863  Death of Eugène Delacroix, French painter (b. 1798) on August - 13.   

1865  On August - 13 ignaz Semmelweis, gynecologist, dies at 47   

1886  On this day in history adolf von Doss, composer, dies at 62   

1895  Christian B Freiherr von Tauchnitz, German publisher (T Edition), dies on August - 13.   

1896  On this day in history john Everett Millais, English painter, dies at 67   

1897  On this day in history antonius von der Linde, Neth/German librarian, dies at 63   

1908  Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel Hymns), dies at 67 on August - 13.   

1910  Florence Nightingale, English nurse, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1912  On August - 13 jules EF Massenet, French opera composer (Werther, Manon), dies at 70   

1913  On this day in history f August Bebel, German social-democrat, dies   

1916  On this day in history fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61   

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0582  On this day in history birth of arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640)   

1311  King Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350) was born on this day in history.   

1422  William Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy) was born on this day in history.   

1584  Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640) was born on August - 13.   

1617  On August - 13 birth of johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist   

1625  Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.   

1655  On August - 13 birth of johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet)   

1662  On August - 13 birth of charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748)