Famous Deaths In December - 21

0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on December - 21.  

0918  On this day in history conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies  

1295  Death of Marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221) on December - 21.  

1308  On this day in history henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies  

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

1504  On December - 21 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 December - 21.  

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

1597  On December - 21 petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76  

1674  On this day in history rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66  

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1734  Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54 on December - 21.  

1736  Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45 on December - 21.  

1755  On this day in history caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47  

1807  Death of John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (b. 1725) on this day in history.  

1820  On this day in history charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45  

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

1859  On this day in history nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66  

1864  On December - 21 william Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51  

1873  On December - 21 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 this day in history.  

1900  On December - 21 death of roger Wolcott, American political figure, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1847)  

1906  On this day in history adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 58  

1907  On this day in history oskar Lassar, German dermatologist (public baths), dies at 58  

1914  On this day in history a O Jones, cricketer (12 Tests for England 1899-1909), dies  

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 December - 21.  

1927  Jack Saunders, cricketer (79 wickets-14 Tests for Aust 1902-08), dies on December - 21.  

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

1933  On December - 21 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  On this day in history frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80  

1940  F Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44 on December - 21.  

1942  On December - 21 leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63  

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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  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on December - 21.  

1596  On December - 21 birth of petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646)  

1603  On December - 21 birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)  

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

1628  On this day in history birth of samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer