Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 13

1872  Death of Helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut on December - 13.   

1881  On December - 13 august Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43   

1883  On December - 13 death of victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (b. 1812)   

1894  Sarah Parker Remond, US/Italian abolitionist, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1895  Death of Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist (b. 1800) on this day in history.   

1898  George Frederick Bristow, composer, dies at 72 on December - 13.   

1909  Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter, dies at 53 [OS 11/30] on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history reg Duff, cricketer (23 Tests for Australia 1902-05, 1317 runs), dies   

1919  On December - 13 amintore Galli, composer, dies at 74   

1921  On December - 13 frederick Martin, cricketer (14 wkts in 2 Tests for Eng 1890-92), dies   

1922  On December - 13 death of hannes Hafstein, Icelandic politician and poet (b. 1861)   

1924  Samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history knut Algot Hakanson, composer, dies at 42   

1930  Death of Fritz Pregl, Slovenian/Austrian chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1869) on this day in history.   

1931  Death of Gustave le Bon, French psychologist (b. 1840) on this day in history.   

1932  Death of Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter (b. 1853) on this day in history.   

1934  Death of Thomas A. Watson, American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell (b. 1854) on this day in history.   

1935  John Nicolson, cricketer (South African lefty batsman 1926-27), dies on December - 13.   

1940  On December - 13 dusty Tapscott, cricket (bro of Doodles, 4&1 in only S Af Test), dies   

1942  On this day in history eleanor Everest Freer, composer, dies at 78   

1944  Death of Lupe Velez, actress (Joe Palooka), overdoses on seconal at 34 on December - 13.   

1945  On this day in history death of robert van Genechten, Dutch Nazi (NSB), commits suicide   

1947  On December - 13 death of nicholas Roerich, Russian-born painter (b. 1874)   

1950  On December - 13 death of abraham Wald, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1902)   

1951  Selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer (Daniel Hjort), dies at 73 on December - 13.   

1954  Death of John Raymond Hubbell, American writer (b. 1879) on December - 13.   

1955  On December - 13 death of egas Moniz, Portuguese psychiatrist and neurosurgeon, Nobel laureate (b. 1874)   

1958  Death of Ahmed Mukhtar Baban, premier of Iraq, executed on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history grandma [Anna M] Moses, US painter, dies at 101   

1962  Death of Harry Barris, American popular singer (b. 1905) on December - 13.   

1963  On December - 13 hubert ME Pierlot, Belgian advocate/premier (1939-45), dies at 79   

1966  Charles Watts, actor (Lone Ranger & Lost City of Gold), dies of cancer on December - 13.   

1968  On this day in history siegfried Reda, composer, dies at 52   

1969  On this day in history raymond A Spruance, US admiral (battle of Midway), dies at 83   

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1521  On December - 13 birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)   

1533  On December - 13 birth of erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69)   

1553  Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on this day in history.   

1585  William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649) was born on December - 13.   

1640  On this day in history birth of robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696)   

1662  On December - 13 birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)   

1678  Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on December - 13.   

1720  Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) was born on December - 13.