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Mieszko III of Poland
High Duke of Poland
Henry of Almain
13th-century English nobleman
Minye Kyawswa
Crown Prince of Ava from 1406 to 1415
Michel de l'Hôpital
French statesman and lawyer
Richard Burbage
English actor and theatre owner
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux
French poet and critic
Mieszko III of Poland — High Duke of Poland, who died on March 13 1202.
Henry of Almain — 13th-century English nobleman, who died on March 13 1271.
Minye Kyawswa — Crown Prince of Ava from 1406 to 1415, who died on March 13 1415.
Michel de l'Hôpital — French statesman and lawyer, who died on March 13 1573.
Richard Burbage — English actor and theatre owner, who died on March 13 1619.
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux — French poet and critic, who died on March 13 1711.
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76 people with a Wikipedia article died on March 13, including Mieszko III of Poland, Henry of Almain, Minye Kyawswa. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
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