Famous Deaths In March - 13

1202  Mieszko III, the Elder, grand duke of Poland (1173-77, 1200-02), dies on March - 13.   

1271  On March - 13 death of henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235)   

1395  On this day in history death of john Barbour, Scottish poet   

1516  On March - 13 vladislav II Jagiello, king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60   

1558  On this day in history jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies   

1569  Lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies on this day in history.   

1573  On this day in history death of michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman   

1604  On March - 13 death of arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (b. 1537)   

1619  Richard Burbage, English actor (Shakespeare), dies on this day in history.   

1711  Death of Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (b. 1636) on March - 13.   

1716  Georg Gabriel Schutz, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1756  On this day in history johann Melchior Conradi, composer, dies at 81   

1773  On this day in history death of philibert Commerçon, French naturalist and explorer (b. 1727)   

1778  On March - 13 death of charles le Beau, French historian (b. 1701)   

1803  Death of William Emes, English landscape architect (b. 1729 or 1730) on March - 13.   

1808  On this day in history death of king Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749)   

1817  Matej Sojka, composer, dies at 77 on March - 13.   

1837  On March - 13 nikita P Panin, Russian diplomat/min of Foreign affairs, dies at 66   

1839  Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1842  On March - 13 death of henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761)   

1879  Adolf Anderssen, German world champ chess (1851..66), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1881  Death of Alexander II, Tsar of Russia, assassinated at 62 on this day in history.   

1884  On March - 13 death of leland Stanford, Jr., son of American railroad magnate, Stanford University named for him (b. 1868)   

1890  Henry Wylde, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1901  On March - 13 benjamin Harrison, 23rd pres (1889-1893), dies in Indianapolis at 67   

1903  On March - 13 nicolas Beets [Hildebrand], Dutch writer (Camera Obscura), dies at 88   

1906  Susan B[rownell] Anthony, American suffragist, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1911  On March - 13 jacob M van Bemmelen, Dutch physicist/chemist, dies at 80   

1915  Sergei J Witte, Dutch count/premier of Russia, dies at 65 on March - 13.   

1918  Karel Stecker, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1925  Death of Lucille Ricksen, American actress (b. 1909) on March - 13.   

1930  Mary E W Freeman, US writer (Pembroke), dies at 77 on March - 13.   

1934  On this day in history fritz Cortolezis, composer, dies at 56   

1938  Clarence S Darrow, Scopes Monkey Trial attorney, dies in Chicago at 80 on this day in history.   

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1372  Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, brother of Charles VI of France (d. 1407) was born on this day in history.   

1548  Sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole was born on this day in history.   

1599  On this day in history birth of johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint   

1615  Innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700) was born on this day in history.   

1683  On this day in history birth of john Theophilus Desaguliers, French-British philosopher (d. 1744)   

1696  On this day in history birth of louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal   

1700  James Kent, composer was born on this day in history.   

1700  Michel Blavet, composer was born on this day in history.