Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 13

1885  Death of Schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823) on this day in history.   

1889  Death of Solomon Bundy, American politician (b. 1823) on this day in history.   

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 January - 13.   

1901  Carlo Angeloni, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1905  Death of George Thorn, Premier of Queensland (b. 1838) on January - 13.   

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

1913  On January - 13 thomas P Krag, Norw author/novelist (Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran), dies at 44   

1914  On this day in history bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72   

1915  On January - 13 death of mary Slessor, Scottish missionary (b. 1848)   

1924  Georg H Quincke, German physicist (Test of Quincke), dies at 89 on January - 13.   

1928  On January - 13 johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, dies at 57   

1929  On January - 13 wyatt Earp, US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80   

1930  On this day in history c-E Auguste Rateau, French inventor (R-steam turbine), dies at 66   

1932  Death of Sophia of Prussia, consort of Constantine I of Greece (b. 1870) on January - 13.   

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

1937  Walter Brearley, cricketer (17 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1905-12), dies on January - 13.   

1939  Jacob Ruppert, CEO (NY Yankees, 1915-39), dies on this day in history.   

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  Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1954  On January - 13 roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69   

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

1960  On January - 13 sibilla Aleramo, [Rina Faccio], Ital poet (Una Donna), dies at 83   

1962  Ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42 on this day in history.   

1963  On January - 13 leonardus G Kortenhorst, Dutch MP (KVP), dies at 76   

1968  Bill Masterson, NHL player for the Minnesota Northstars checked into the boards, dies two days later on January - 13.   

1969  Fred Price, cricket wicket-keep (Engld, v Aust Headingley 1938), dies on January - 13.   

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

1974  On January - 13 death of raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor (b. 1906)   

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

1978  On January - 13 hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn, VP), dies at 66 in Waverly, Minn   

1979  On this day in history death of donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33   

1980  On this day in history andre Kostelanetz, Russian conductor, dies at 78   

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1334  King Henry II of Castile (d. 1379) was born on this day in history.   

1381  On January - 13 birth of st Colette, abbess/reformer (Poor Clares)   

1406  On this day in history birth of matteo Palmieri, Italian writer (Della vita civile)   

1505  On January - 13 birth of joachim II Hector, ruler (Brandenburg)   

1562  On January - 13 birth of mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (d. 1601)   

1596  On January - 13 birth of jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter   

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

1616  On January - 13 birth of antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic