Famous Deaths In December - 21

0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on December - 21.  

0918  On this day in history conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies  

1295  On December - 21 death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)  

1308  On December - 21 henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies  

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

1504  On December - 21 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 this day in history death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter  

1597  Petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1674  On this day in history rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66  

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

1736  On this day in history alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45  

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

1807  Death of John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (b. 1725) on December - 21.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1900  On this day in history 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  On December - 21 oskar Lassar, German dermatologist (public baths), dies at 58  

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 this day in history.  

1921  On December - 21 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  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  On December - 21 f Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44  

1942  On December - 21 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 December - 21 birth of tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)  

1518  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician was born on December - 21.  

1537  On December - 21 birth of johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92)  

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

1603  On December - 21 birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)  

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

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