Famous Deaths Happened In December - 21

0072  On December - 21 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  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  Death of Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442) on December - 21.   

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

1579  Death of Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on December - 21.   

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

1674  On December - 21 rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66   

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

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

1859  Nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66 on December - 21.   

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

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

1889  On December - 21 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  Oskar Lassar, German dermatologist (public baths), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history 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  On this day in history p B S Pinchback, major Reconstruction politician, dies at 84   

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

1928  On December - 21 harry Butt, cricketer (England wicket-keeper v S Africa 1895-96), dies   

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 this day in history.   

1937  On December - 21 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  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  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  On December - 21 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 December - 21 birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

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