Historical Deaths for Yesterday

🏥 Famous Historical Deaths - Jun 13

1142 Godfried II, duke of Brabant/Neth-Lotharingen, dies

1371 Jan V of Virneburg, bishop of Utrecht (Pledge Vollenhove), dies

1550 Johann Spangenberg, composer, dies at 66

1550 Veronica Gambara, Italian poet, dies at 64

1612 Charles van Croij, prince of Chimay, dies at 51

1665 Auke Stellingwerf, lt-admiral of Friesland, dies in battle at about 29

1665 Egbert Meussen Kortenaer, vice-admiral, dies in battle at about 29

1665 Jacob van Wassenaer, [Foggy Obdam], lt-admiral, dies in battle at 55

1713 Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist/composer, dies at about 49

1749 Jan F van Bloemen, [Orizonte], Flemish painter, dies at 87

1810 J G Seume, writer, dies at 47

1821 [Iza„k J] Alexander Gogel, minister of finance/patriot, dies at 55

1825 Johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor, dies at 82

1839 Martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer, dies at 66

1865 Cleaveland J Campbell, Union brig-general, dies at about 29

1873 Angelo Maurizio Gaspare Mariani, composer, dies at 51

1886 Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, drowns, dies at 40

1901 ClarЎn, writer, dies

1905 Theodoros Delyannis, premier Greece, murdered

1905 Tippo-Tip, [Hamed ben Mohammed], Zanzibar merchant, dies at about 67

1920 Essad Pasja, Albanian military man/minister, murdered at peace confer

1927 Henry CK "Clan" Petty-Fitzmaurice, gov of India (1888-94), dies at 82

1928 Damaso Ledesma, composer, dies at 60

1934 Theodor D„bler, German writer (Tie Sternenkind), dies

1939 Arthur Coningham, cricketer (one Test for Australia 1894), dies

1939 Volter A Kilpi, Finnish writer (Suljetuilla Porteilla), dies at 64

1944 Christopher Heseltine, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1895-96), dies

1946 Edward Bowes, radio host (Major Bowes Amateur Hour), dies at 71

1952 Max Pulver, writer, dies

1954 Nikolai Obouhov, composer, dies at 62

1958 Pierre-ђtienne Flandin, French PM (1934-35), dies at 69

1961 Ben Jones, Missouri, horse trainer (Citation, Whirlaway), dies at 79

1962 Eugene Goossens, British composer (Perseus), dies at 69

1965 Martin Buber, German/Israel philosopher/zionist/theologist, dies at 87

1972 Clyde L Mcphatter, US singer (Drifters-Without Love), dies at 39

1973 Alvin Derold Etler, composer, dies at 60

1973 Frantisek Suchy, composer, dies at 82

1976 Don Bolles, US journalist (against Arizona), dies

1977 Tom C Clark, former Supreme Court Justice (1949-67), dies in NY at 77

1979 Darla Hood, actress (Our Gang 1935-45), dies at 47

1982 Abdul Aziz Khaled, King of Saudi-Arabia, dies at 69

1982 Ken "Slasher" Mackay, cricketer (Aussie all-rounder 1956-63), dies

1984 Marinus de Jong, Dutch composer, dies at 92

1986 Benny Goodman, clarinetist/bandleader (King of Swing), dies at 77

1987 Geraldine Page, actress (Blue & Gray), dies at 62

1989 Fran Allison, actress (Kukla, Fran & Ollie), dies at 81

1993 Donald "Deke" K Slayton, US major/astronaut (Apollo 18), dies at 69

1994 Anne Aitken, student of Zen, dies at 83

1994 Igor Youskevitch, dancer, dies at 82

1994 James Pollack, US room designer, dies at 55

1994 Nadia Gray, actress (Naked Runner, Maniac, Candide), dies at 71

1995 David Parry, guitarist, dies 53

1996 David Nicholls, priest/theologian/political theorist, dies at 60

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