Famous Deaths Happened In December - 21
Monday, 02 February 2026
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 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 Death of Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492) on December - 21. 

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

1820 Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45 on December - 21. 

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

1859 Nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66 on this day in history. 

1864 William Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51 on December - 21. 

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

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

1890 On December - 21 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 Oskar Lassar, German dermatologist (public baths), dies at 58 on this day in history. 

1914 A O Jones, cricketer (12 Tests for England 1899-1909), dies on December - 21. 

1920 Death of Claude Tozer, cricketer (dashing NSW batsman, shot to death on December - 21. 

1921 On this day in history p B S Pinchback, major Reconstruction politician, dies at 84 

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

1935 On December - 21 kurt Tucholsky, Ger journalist/writer (Panter, Tiger & Co), dies at 45 

1937 On this day in history frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80 

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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