Famous Deaths In August - 13

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

0587  On this day in history radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies   

0662  On this day in history 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  Philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.   

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

1382  Death of Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358) on August - 13.   

1523  On August - 13 death of gerard David, Flemish painter   

1617  On August - 13 death of johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (b. 1540)   

1637  On August - 13 dirck J Bas, Dutch merchant/regent/govt leader (OIC), dies   

1667  On this day in history death of jeremy Taylor, Irish author and bishop (b. 1613)   

1674  Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet, dies at 35 on August - 13.   

1686  Death of Louis Maimbourg, French-born historian (b. 1610) on this day in history.   

1721  Death of Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (b. 1665) on August - 13.   

1744  On this day in history death of john Cruger, Dutch-born Mayor of New York (b. 1678)   

1749  J E Schlegel, writer, dies on August - 13.   

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  Bernhard Heinrich Romberg, German composer, dies at 73 on August - 13.   

1860  On August - 13 danillo II, ruler of Montenegro, dies   

1863  On this day in history death of eugène Delacroix, French painter (b. 1798)   

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

1886  Adolf von Doss, composer, dies at 62 on August - 13.   

1895  On August - 13 christian B Freiherr von Tauchnitz, German publisher (T Edition), dies   

1896  John Everett Millais, English painter, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1897  Antonius von der Linde, Neth/German librarian, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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 August - 13 f August Bebel, German social-democrat, dies   

1916  On August - 13 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 August - 13.   

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  Johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet) was born on August - 13.   

1662  Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748) was born on this day in history.