Famous Deaths In May - 13

0384  On May - 13 servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+   

1162  On this day in history death of géza II of Hungary   

1176  Death of Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119) on this day in history.   

1312  Death of Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1263) on this day in history.   

1381  John of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies on May - 13.   

1390  On this day in history robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies   

1573  On this day in history death of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (b. 1521)   

1619  Death of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded on May - 13.   

1704  On this day in history death of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (b. 1632)   

1732  On this day in history theodor Schwartzkopff, composer, dies at 72   

1742  On May - 13 death of ludwig IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (b. 1719)   

1776  Anton de Haen, medical Ratio medendi, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1787  On this day in history johann Michael Malzat, composer, dies at 38   

1793  Martin Gerbert, composer, dies at 72 on May - 13.   

1807  Death of Eliphalet Dyer, American statesman and judge (b. 1721) on this day in history.   

1812  Johann Matthias Sperger, composer, dies at 62 on May - 13.   

1831  On May - 13 christian G Korner, German lawyer, dies at 74   

1832  On this day in history death of georges Cuvier, French naturalist (b. 1769)   

1835  John Nash, British town planner/architect (Regent's Park), dies on May - 13.   

1839  Israel Ashkenazi of Shklov, found Ashkenazic community (1815), dies on May - 13.   

1864  Junius Daniel, Confederate brig-general, dies at 35 on May - 13.   

1866  Death of Nikolai Brashman, Russian mathematician (b. 1796) on May - 13.   

1873  Kaspar Masek, composer, dies at 79 on May - 13.   

1882  On May - 13 death of jules-Nicolas Crevaux, French explorer, murdered at 35   

1884  On May - 13 cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor, dies   

1885  Juliana Horatia [Gatty] Ewing, author (Lob Lie-by-the-Fire), dies on May - 13.   

1892  On May - 13 jean Alexander Ferdinand Poise, composer, dies at 63   

1896  On May - 13 nora Perry, writer, dies   

1901  Death of Leopoldo Alas y Ureña, a.k.a. "Clarín", Spanish novelist and literary critic (b. 1851) on this day in history.   

1904  On May - 13 jan Boissevain, ship owner/politician, dies   

1914  R E Foster, only dual England captain at cricket & soccer, dies on May - 13.   

1916  Sholem Aleichem, yiddish writer (Fiddler on the Roof), dies on May - 13.   

1921  Death of Jean Aicard, French poet and novelist (b. 1848) on this day in history.   

1925  Boris V Savinkov, Russian writer/terrorist, dies on this day in history.   

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1024  Hugh of Cluny, French saint (d. 1109) was born on this day in history.   

1254  On May - 13 birth of maria of Brabant, queen of France (d. 1321)   

1314  On May - 13 birth of sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint   

1588  Ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

1592  John Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1638  Richard Simon, French Biblical critic (d. 1712) was born on this day in history.   

1655  Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24) was born on May - 13.   

1699  Marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.