Famous Deaths In March - 21

1063  Death of Blessed Richeza of Lotharingia, venerated in Roman Catholicism, wife of King Mieszko II of Poland on this day in history.   

1076  Death of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1011) on this day in history.   

1181  Death of Taira Kiyomori, Japanese Feudal general (b. 1118) on this day in history.   

1306  Death of Robert II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1248) on March - 21.   

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 this day in history 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 March - 21.   

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

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 this day in history gunther Jacob Wenceslaus, composer, dies at 48   

1751  On March - 21 death of johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (b. 1706)   

1762  On March - 21 death of nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (b. 1713)   

1768  On March - 21 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 this day in history johann Michael Schmidt, composer, dies at 51   

1795  Death of Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (b. 1714) on this day in history.   

1801  On March - 21 andrea Lucchesi, composer, dies at 59   

1804  On this day in history death of louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé, duc d'Enghien (executed) (b. 1772)   

1810  On this day in history philippe-Joseph van den Berghe graaf Limmighe, Brabants ships, dies   

1843  On this day in history death of guadalupe Victoria, first President of Mexico (b. 1786)   

1844  On March - 21 leopold F J J J van Sassen Ysselt, Dutch politician, dies at 65   

1850  On March - 21 death of miguel Pedrorena, American settler   

1857  On March - 21 abraham J van der Aa, lexicographer (Biograph dictionary), dies at 64   

1863  Edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66 on March - 21.   

1881  Death of Samuel Courtauld, American-born textile magnate (b. 1793) on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history death of ezra Abbot, American bible scholar (b. 1819)   

1894  On March - 21 jacob Rosenhaim, composer, dies at 80   

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 this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history federigo Tozzi, Ital writer/journalist (Torre, Tre Croci), dies at 37   

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1466  On March - 21 birth of french van Brederode, leader Hoeksen   

1474  On March - 21 birth of angela Merici, Italian monastery founder/saint   

1521  On this day in history birth of mauritius, duke/nice monarch of Saksen (1547-53)   

1521  Maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553) was born on March - 21.   

1527  On March - 21 birth of hermann Finck, composer   

1609  Jan II Kazimierz, cardinal/King of Poland (1648-68) was born on this day in history.   

1624  Francois Roberday, composer was born on this day in history.   

1642  On this day in history birth of georg Schmezer, composer