Famous Deaths In December - 21

0072  On December - 21 death of thomas the Apostle  

0918  On December - 21 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  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 this day in history.  

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 December - 21.  

1579  Death of Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on this day in history.  

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

1674  Rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66 on this day in history.  

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

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

1755  Caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47 on December - 21.  

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

1873  Death of Francis Garnier, French explorer (b. 1839) on December - 21.  

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

1890  On this day in history niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73  

1900  Death of Roger Wolcott, American political figure, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1847) on December - 21.  

1906  On December - 21 adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 58  

1907  On December - 21 oskar Lassar, German dermatologist (public baths), dies at 58  

1914  On December - 21 a O Jones, cricketer (12 Tests for England 1899-1909), dies  

1920  On December - 21 death of claude Tozer, cricketer (dashing NSW batsman, shot to death  

1921  P B S Pinchback, major Reconstruction politician, dies at 84 on December - 21.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63 on December - 21.  

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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 this day in history.  

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on December - 21.  

1596  Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on December - 21.  

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