Famous Deaths In December - 21

0072  On December - 21 death of thomas the Apostle   

0918  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on December - 21.   

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

1308  On this day in history henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies   

1375  On this day in history giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies   

1504  Death of Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442) on this day in history.   

1549  On this day in history death of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)   

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

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

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

1755  Caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1824  On December - 21 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  On December - 21 william Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51   

1873  On this day in history death of francis Garnier, French explorer (b. 1839)   

1889  Joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham, dies at 61 on December - 21.   

1890  Niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1900  Death of Roger Wolcott, American political figure, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1847) on this day in history.   

1906  Adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 58 on December - 21.   

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history harry Butt, cricketer (England wicket-keeper v S Africa 1895-96), dies   

1933  Knud J V Rasmussen, Danish Pole explorer (Thule), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history kurt Tucholsky, Ger journalist/writer (Panter, Tiger & Co), dies at 45   

1937  Frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1940  On December - 21 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  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on this day in history.   

1518  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician was born on this day in history.   

1537  On this day in history 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  Roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684) was born on December - 21.   

1616  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on December - 21.   

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