Famous Deaths Happened In April - 21

1073  On this day in history alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies   

1109  Anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.   

1142  On this day in history death of pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079)   

1329  Death of Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282) on April - 21.   

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  Peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1557  Death of Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495) on this day in history.   

1574  Cosimo d' Medici, Italian duke of Toscane, dies at about 54 on this day in history.   

1652  Pietro Della Valle, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1696  On April - 21 andres de Sola, composer, dies at 61   

1699  On April - 21 death of jean Racine, French dramatist (b. 1639)   

1701  On April - 21 death of asano Naganori, Japanese warlord (b. 1667)   

1719  Death of Philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and historian (b. 1640) on April - 21.   

1720  Death of Antoine Hamilton, French writer (b. 1646) on this day in history.   

1722  On this day in history death of robert Beverley, Jr., historian of Colonial Virginia (b. 1673)   

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

1736  Frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1780  Ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 60 on April - 21.   

1792  Death of Tiradentes, Brazilian revolutionary (b. 1746) on this day in history.   

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

1815  Death of Joseph Winston, U.S. Congressman from North Carolina (b. 1746) on April - 21.   

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

1852  Death of Ivan Nabokov, Russian general (b. 1787) on April - 21.   

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 April - 21 heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80   

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

1910  Mark Twain, [Samuel Clemens], auther (Huckleberry Finn), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

1922  Death of Alessandro Moreschi, Italian castrato (b. 1858) on April - 21.   

1924  On this day in history eleanora Duse, Ital actress (La Gioconda, La Locandiera), dies at 64   

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1488  On this day in history birth of ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot   

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

1555  On this day in history birth of ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619)   

1619  On April - 21 birth of john A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony)   

1651  Blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711) was born on this day in history.   

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

1671  John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

1672  Johann Philipp Kafer, composer was born on April - 21.