Famous Deaths In March - 21

1063  On March - 21 death of blessed Richeza of Lotharingia, venerated in Roman Catholicism, wife of King Mieszko II of Poland   

1076  On March - 21 death of robert I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1011)   

1181  On this day in history death of taira Kiyomori, Japanese Feudal general (b. 1118)   

1306  On this day in history death of robert II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1248)   

1487  On this day in history death of nicholas of Flue, Swiss hermit and saint (b. 1417)   

1538  Hugo, earl of Leisnig, governor of Frisia, dies at about 79 on this day in history.   

1556  On March - 21 death of thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, burned at stake at 66   

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

1652  On this day in history vredius, [Olivier de Wree], Flem historian/mayor (Brugge), dies at 55   

1654  Johann Neukrantz, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1656  On this day in history armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76   

1676  On March - 21 death of henri Sauval, French historian (b. 1623)   

1729  On March - 21 john Law, Scottish financier, dies at about 57   

1734  On March - 21 gunther Jacob Wenceslaus, composer, dies at 48   

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 this day in history jan J Mauricius, Dutch governor-gen of Suriname (1742-51), dies at 75   

1772  Death of Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. 1703) on this day in history.   

1793  On March - 21 johann Michael Schmidt, composer, dies at 51   

1795  On March - 21 death of giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (b. 1714)   

1801  Andrea Lucchesi, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1804  Death of Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé, duc d'Enghien (executed) (b. 1772) on this day in history.   

1810  Philippe-Joseph van den Berghe graaf Limmighe, Brabants ships, dies on this day in history.   

1843  Death of Guadalupe Victoria, first President of Mexico (b. 1786) on March - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history death of frederick Winslow Taylor, American inventor (b. 1856)   

1916  Victor de Stuers, Dutch art expert, dies at 72 on March - 21.   

1920  Federigo Tozzi, Ital writer/journalist (Torre, Tre Croci), dies at 37 on this day in history.   

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1466  French van Brederode, leader Hoeksen was born on March - 21.   

1474  Angela Merici, Italian monastery founder/saint was born on this day in history.   

1521  Mauritius, duke/nice monarch of Saksen (1547-53) was born on March - 21.   

1521  On March - 21 birth of maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553)   

1527  Hermann Finck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1609  On March - 21 birth of jan II Kazimierz, cardinal/King of Poland (1648-68)   

1624  On this day in history birth of francois Roberday, composer   

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