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 this day in history.   

1308  Henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies on December - 21.   

1375  Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on this day in history.   

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

1549  On this day in history 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  On this day in history rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66   

1734  On December - 21 philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54   

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

1755  On December - 21 caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47   

1807  On December - 21 death of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (b. 1725)   

1820  Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history death of james Parkinson, English physician, geologist, paleontologist, and political activist (b. 1755)   

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

1864  William Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1873  Death of Francis Garnier, French explorer (b. 1839) on this day in history.   

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

1890  On December - 21 niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73   

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

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

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 December - 21.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1940  On this day in history f Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44   

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 this day in history.   

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

1518  On December - 21 birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician   

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 21.   

1616  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on this day in history.   

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