Famous Deaths Happened In December - 21

0072  On this day in history death of thomas the Apostle   

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

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

1549  On December - 21 death of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)   

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

1597  On this day in history petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76   

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

1734  Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1736  Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

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

1807  On this day in history death of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (b. 1725)   

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

1824  On December - 21 death of james Parkinson, English physician, geologist, paleontologist, and political activist (b. 1755)   

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

1864  On this day in history william Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51   

1873  On December - 21 death of francis Garnier, French explorer (b. 1839)   

1889  Joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

1900  On this day in history death of roger Wolcott, American political figure, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1847)   

1906  Adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 58 on December - 21.   

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

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  On December - 21 p B S Pinchback, major Reconstruction politician, dies at 84   

1927  On December - 21 jack Saunders, cricketer (79 wickets-14 Tests for Aust 1902-08), dies   

1928  On this day in history harry Butt, cricketer (England wicket-keeper v S Africa 1895-96), dies   

1933  Knud J V Rasmussen, Danish Pole explorer (Thule), dies at 54 on December - 21.   

1935  Kurt Tucholsky, Ger journalist/writer (Panter, Tiger & Co), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63   

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1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on December - 21.   

1401  On this day in history birth of tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)   

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

1603  Roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684) was born on this day in history.   

1616  On December - 21 birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

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