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Famous Deaths In December - 21
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
1295 Death of Marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221) on this day in history. Share it »
1308 On this day in history henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies Share it »
1375 Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on this day in history. Share it »
1504 On this day in history death of bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442) Share it »
1549 Death of Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492) on this day in history. Share it »
1579 On this day in history death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter Share it »
1597 On this day in history petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76 Share it »
1674 On this day in history rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66 Share it »
1734 On this day in history philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54 Share it »
1736 Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45 on this day in history. Share it »
1755 On this day in history caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47 Share it »
1807 Death of John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (b. 1725) on this day in history. Share it »
1820 Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history. Share it »
1824 On this day in history death of james Parkinson, English physician, geologist, paleontologist, and political activist (b. 1755) Share it »
1859 On this day in history nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66 Share it »
1864 On this day in history william Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51 Share it »
1873 On this day in history death of francis Garnier, French explorer (b. 1839) Share it »
1889 On this day in history joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham, dies at 61 Share it »
1890 Niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73 on this day in history. Share it »
1900 On this day in history death of roger Wolcott, American political figure, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1847) Share it »
1906 On this day in history adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 58 Share it »
1907 Oskar Lassar, German dermatologist (public baths), dies at 58 on this day in history. Share it »
1914 A O Jones, cricketer (12 Tests for England 1899-1909), dies on this day in history. Share it »
1920 Death of Claude Tozer, cricketer (dashing NSW batsman, shot to death on this day in history. Share it »
1921 P B S Pinchback, major Reconstruction politician, dies at 84 on this day in history. Share it »
1927 Jack Saunders, cricketer (79 wickets-14 Tests for Aust 1902-08), dies on this day in history. Share it »
1928 Harry Butt, cricketer (England wicket-keeper v S Africa 1895-96), dies on this day in history. Share it »
1933 On this day in history knud J V Rasmussen, Danish Pole explorer (Thule), dies at 54 Share it »
1935 Kurt Tucholsky, Ger journalist/writer (Panter, Tiger & Co), dies at 45 on this day in history. Share it »
1937 On this day in history frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80 Share it »
1940 F Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44 on this day in history. Share it »
1942 Leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63 on this day in history. Share it »
1945 George S Patton, US General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60 on this day in history. Share it »
1948 Death of Seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged on this day in history. Share it »
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