Famous Deaths In January - 13

1885  On this day in history death of schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823)   

1889  On January - 13 death of solomon Bundy, American politician (b. 1823)   

1892  Charles Albert White, composer, dies at 62 on January - 13.   

1894  Death of Nadezhda von Meck, Russian patroness of Pyotr Tchaikovsky (b. 1831) on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history carlo Angeloni, composer, dies at 66   

1905  Death of George Thorn, Premier of Queensland (b. 1838) on this day in history.   

1906  Death of Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist (b. 1859) on January - 13.   

1913  Thomas P Krag, Norw author/novelist (Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1914  Bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72 on January - 13.   

1915  Death of Mary Slessor, Scottish missionary (b. 1848) on January - 13.   

1924  On January - 13 georg H Quincke, German physicist (Test of Quincke), dies at 89   

1928  On this day in history johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, dies at 57   

1929  Wyatt Earp, US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1930  C-E Auguste Rateau, French inventor (R-steam turbine), dies at 66 on January - 13.   

1932  On this day in history death of sophia of Prussia, consort of Constantine I of Greece (b. 1870)   

1934  On January - 13 jean-Baptiste Marchand, soldier/explorer (Sudan), dies at 70   

1937  On January - 13 walter Brearley, cricketer (17 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1905-12), dies   

1939  On January - 13 jacob Ruppert, CEO (NY Yankees, 1915-39), dies   

1941  James Joyce, novelist (Ulysses), dies in Zurich Switzerland, at 58 on this day in history.   

1943  Death of Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss artist (b. 1889) on January - 13.   

1947  On January - 13 veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61   

1954  Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history edna Purviance, actress (Charlie Chaplin, Sunnyside), dies at 61   

1960  Sibilla Aleramo, [Rina Faccio], Ital poet (Una Donna), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42   

1963  Leonardus G Kortenhorst, Dutch MP (KVP), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history bill Masterson, NHL player for the Minnesota Northstars checked into the boards, dies two days later   

1969  On this day in history fred Price, cricket wicket-keep (Engld, v Aust Headingley 1938), dies   

1971  Bernard "Heinz" Lammerding, Germ SS-gen/contractor (Tulle), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1974  Death of Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor (b. 1906) on January - 13.   

1976  On this day in history margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53   

1978  On this day in history hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn, VP), dies at 66 in Waverly, Minn   

1979  Death of Donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33 on this day in history.   

1980  On January - 13 andre Kostelanetz, Russian conductor, dies at 78   

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1334  On January - 13 birth of king Henry II of Castile (d. 1379)   

1381  St Colette, abbess/reformer (Poor Clares) was born on January - 13.   

1406  Matteo Palmieri, Italian writer (Della vita civile) was born on this day in history.   

1505  On this day in history birth of joachim II Hector, ruler (Brandenburg)   

1562  On this day in history birth of mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (d. 1601)   

1596  On this day in history birth of jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter   

1610  On January - 13 birth of maria Anna of Austria, Electress of Bavaria (d. 1665)   

1616  Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic was born on January - 13.