Famous Deaths Happened In December - 21

0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on December - 21.   

0918  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on this day in history.   

1295  On this day in history death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)   

1308  Henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies on this day in history.   

1375  Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on December - 21.   

1504  On this day in history death of bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)   

1549  Death of Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492) on this day in history.   

1579  On December - 21 death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter   

1597  Petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76 on December - 21.   

1674  Rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66 on December - 21.   

1734  On this day in history philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54   

1736  On December - 21 alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45   

1755  Caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1807  Death of John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (b. 1725) on December - 21.   

1820  Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45 on December - 21.   

1824  Death of James Parkinson, English physician, geologist, paleontologist, and political activist (b. 1755) on December - 21.   

1859  On December - 21 nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66   

1864  William Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51 on December - 21.   

1873  On this day in history death of francis Garnier, French explorer (b. 1839)   

1889  On this day in history joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham, dies at 61   

1890  Niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73 on December - 21.   

1900  Death of Roger Wolcott, American political figure, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1847) on this day in history.   

1906  Adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1907  Oskar Lassar, German dermatologist (public baths), dies at 58 on December - 21.   

1914  A O Jones, cricketer (12 Tests for England 1899-1909), dies on this day in history.   

1920  Death of Claude Tozer, cricketer (dashing NSW batsman, shot to death on this day in history.   

1921  P B S Pinchback, major Reconstruction politician, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history jack Saunders, cricketer (79 wickets-14 Tests for Aust 1902-08), dies   

1928  Harry Butt, cricketer (England wicket-keeper v S Africa 1895-96), dies on December - 21.   

1933  On this day in history knud J V Rasmussen, Danish Pole explorer (Thule), dies at 54   

1935  Kurt Tucholsky, Ger journalist/writer (Panter, Tiger & Co), dies at 45 on December - 21.   

1937  Frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80 on December - 21.   

1940  F Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44 on this day in history.   

1942  Leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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1117  On December - 21 birth of thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury   

1401  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on December - 21.   

1518  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician was born on December - 21.   

1537  On this day in history birth of johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92)   

1596  On this day in history birth of petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646)   

1603  On this day in history birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

1616  On this day in history birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer was born on December - 21.