Famous Deaths In January - 13

1885  On this day in history death of schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823)   

1889  On January - 13 death of solomon Bundy, American politician (b. 1823)   

1892  Charles Albert White, composer, dies at 62 on January - 13.   

1894  On this day in history death of nadezhda von Meck, Russian patroness of Pyotr Tchaikovsky (b. 1831)   

1901  Carlo Angeloni, composer, dies at 66 on January - 13.   

1905  Death of George Thorn, Premier of Queensland (b. 1838) on this day in history.   

1906  On January - 13 death of alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist (b. 1859)   

1913  On this day in history thomas P Krag, Norw author/novelist (Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran), dies at 44   

1914  On January - 13 bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72   

1915  Death of Mary Slessor, Scottish missionary (b. 1848) on this day in history.   

1924  Georg H Quincke, German physicist (Test of Quincke), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, dies at 57   

1929  Wyatt Earp, US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1930  C-E Auguste Rateau, French inventor (R-steam turbine), dies at 66 on January - 13.   

1932  Death of Sophia of Prussia, consort of Constantine I of Greece (b. 1870) on this day in history.   

1934  Jean-Baptiste Marchand, soldier/explorer (Sudan), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history walter Brearley, cricketer (17 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1905-12), dies   

1939  Jacob Ruppert, CEO (NY Yankees, 1915-39), dies on this day in history.   

1941  On January - 13 james Joyce, novelist (Ulysses), dies in Zurich Switzerland, at 58   

1943  Death of Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss artist (b. 1889) on January - 13.   

1947  Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61 on January - 13.   

1954  On this day in history roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69   

1958  Edna Purviance, actress (Charlie Chaplin, Sunnyside), dies at 61 on January - 13.   

1960  On this day in history sibilla Aleramo, [Rina Faccio], Ital poet (Una Donna), dies at 83   

1962  On this day in history ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42   

1963  On January - 13 leonardus G Kortenhorst, Dutch MP (KVP), dies at 76   

1968  Bill Masterson, NHL player for the Minnesota Northstars checked into the boards, dies two days later on January - 13.   

1969  Fred Price, cricket wicket-keep (Engld, v Aust Headingley 1938), dies on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history bernard "Heinz" Lammerding, Germ SS-gen/contractor (Tulle), dies at 65   

1974  Death of Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor (b. 1906) on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53   

1978  On January - 13 hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn, VP), dies at 66 in Waverly, Minn   

1979  On January - 13 death of donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33   

1980  On this day in history andre Kostelanetz, Russian conductor, dies at 78   

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1334  King Henry II of Castile (d. 1379) was born on January - 13.   

1381  St Colette, abbess/reformer (Poor Clares) was born on January - 13.   

1406  On January - 13 birth of matteo Palmieri, Italian writer (Della vita civile)   

1505  On January - 13 birth of joachim II Hector, ruler (Brandenburg)   

1562  On January - 13 birth of mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (d. 1601)   

1596  Jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter was born on this day in history.   

1610  On January - 13 birth of maria Anna of Austria, Electress of Bavaria (d. 1665)   

1616  Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic was born on this day in history.