Famous Deaths In April - 21

1073  Alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies on April - 21.  

1109  On this day in history anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies  

1142  Death of Pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079) on this day in history.  

1329  On April - 21 death of frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282)  

1509  Henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52 on April - 21.  

1551  Death of Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510) on April - 21.  

1552  On this day in history peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50  

1557  On April - 21 death of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495)  

1574  On April - 21 cosimo d' Medici, Italian duke of Toscane, dies at about 54  

1652  On April - 21 pietro Della Valle, composer, dies at 66  

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1696  Andres de Sola, composer, dies at 61 on April - 21.  

1699  Death of Jean Racine, French dramatist (b. 1639) on April - 21.  

1701  Death of Asano Naganori, Japanese warlord (b. 1667) on this day in history.  

1719  On this day in history death of philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and historian (b. 1640)  

1720  Death of Antoine Hamilton, French writer (b. 1646) on April - 21.  

1722  Death of Robert Beverley, Jr., historian of Colonial Virginia (b. 1673) on this day in history.  

1730  Jan Palfijn, Flemish physician/inventor (forceps), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1736  On April - 21 frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye, dies at 72  

1780  Ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1792  Death of Tiradentes, Brazilian revolutionary (b. 1746) on April - 21.  

1793  Death of John Michell, English seismologist (b. 1724) on April - 21.  

1815  On this day in history death of joseph Winston, U.S. Congressman from North Carolina (b. 1746)  

1825  On April - 21 death of johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathemattician (b. 1765)  

1852  On April - 21 death of ivan Nabokov, Russian general (b. 1787)  

1868  Death of Henry James O'Farrell, Australian would-be assassin of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh on April - 21.  

1871  Elisabeth Grube, writer, dies on this day in history.  

1878  Temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62 on April - 21.  

1898  Louis Theodore Gouvy, composer, dies at 78 on April - 21.  

1899  On this day in history heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80  

1900  Heinrich Vogl, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1910  On this day in history mark Twain, [Samuel Clemens], auther (Huckleberry Finn), dies at 74  

1918  On this day in history death of "Red Baron", [Manfred von Richtofen], shot down in WW I at 25  

1922  Death of Alessandro Moreschi, Italian castrato (b. 1858) on this day in history.  

1924  Eleanora Duse, Ital actress (La Gioconda, La Locandiera), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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1488  Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot was born on this day in history.  

1546  Arcangelo Crivelli, composer was born on April - 21.  

1555  On April - 21 birth of ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619)  

1619  John A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony) was born on this day in history.  

1651  Blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711) was born on April - 21.  

1652  Michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719) was born on April - 21.  

1671  On April - 21 birth of john Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729)  

1672  Johann Philipp Kafer, composer was born on this day in history.