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 March - 21 death of taira Kiyomori, Japanese Feudal general (b. 1118)   

1306  On March - 21 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 this day in history death of thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, burned at stake at 66   

1617  On this day in history death of pocahontas, Native American, daughter of Powhatan (b. c. 1595)   

1652  On March - 21 vredius, [Olivier de Wree], Flem historian/mayor (Brugge), dies at 55   

1654  On March - 21 johann Neukrantz, composer, dies at 51   

1656  Armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1676  Death of Henri Sauval, French historian (b. 1623) on this day in history.   

1729  On this day in history john Law, Scottish financier, dies at about 57   

1734  On this day in history gunther Jacob Wenceslaus, composer, dies at 48   

1751  On this day in history death of johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (b. 1706)   

1762  Death of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (b. 1713) on March - 21.   

1768  Jan J Mauricius, Dutch governor-gen of Suriname (1742-51), dies at 75 on March - 21.   

1772  On March - 21 death of jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. 1703)   

1793  Johann Michael Schmidt, composer, dies at 51 on March - 21.   

1795  On this day in history death of giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (b. 1714)   

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  Death of Guadalupe Victoria, first President of Mexico (b. 1786) on this day in history.   

1844  On this day in history leopold F J J J van Sassen Ysselt, Dutch politician, dies at 65   

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

1857  Abraham J van der Aa, lexicographer (Biograph dictionary), dies at 64 on March - 21.   

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 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  Death of Frederick Winslow Taylor, American inventor (b. 1856) on this day in history.   

1916  Victor de Stuers, Dutch art expert, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1920  Federigo Tozzi, Ital writer/journalist (Torre, Tre Croci), dies at 37 on March - 21.   

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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 March - 21.   

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

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

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

1609  Jan II Kazimierz, cardinal/King of Poland (1648-68) was born on March - 21.   

1624  Francois Roberday, composer was born on March - 21.   

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