Famous Deaths In December - 21

1945  George S Patton, US General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60 on December - 21.   

1948  Death of Seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged on December - 21.   

1955  On this day in history dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65   

1956  On this day in history lewis M Terman, psychologist (Genetic studies of genius), dies at 79   

1957  Eric Coates, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history h[arry] B[yron] Warner, actor (10 Commandments, New Moon), dies at 83   

1959  On December - 21 death of rosanjin, Japanese calligrapher, restaurateur and ceramicist (b. 1883)   

1963  Jack Hobbs, cricketer (61 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history death of carl Van Vechten, American writer and photographer (b. 1880)   

1965  On December - 21 claude Adonai Champagne, composer, dies at 74   

1967  Louis Washkansky, 18 days after 1st heart transplant, dies at 55 on December - 21.   

1972  On December - 21 horace Mann Bond, president of Lincoln University (Pa), dies at 70   

1974  Richard Long, actor (Nanny & Professor), dies at 47 on December - 21.   

1975  On this day in history william Lundigan, announcer (CBS Mystery Theater), dies at 61   

1976  On this day in history edward Bartlett, cricketer (WI Test batsman in 5 Tests 1928-31), dies   

1979  Bill Anderson, cricketer (Test for NZ 1946, scored five & one), dies on December - 21.   

1980  Marc Connelly, playwright (One Minute Please), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history death of allan Dwan, Canadian-born American director and screenwriter (b. 1885)   

1983  Rod Cameron, actor (Santa Fe Passage, Stampede), dies at 73 on December - 21.   

1987  On December - 21 robert Paige, actor (Son of Dracula, Pardon My Sarong), dies   

1988  On this day in history bob Steele, [Robert Bradbury], dies after short illness at 60   

1989  On this day in history jan Cikker, composer, dies at 78   

1990  On this day in history death of clarence "Kelly" Johnson, American aeronautical engineer (Lockheed Skunk Works; b. 1910)   

1992  On this day in history albert King, US blues singer/guitarist (Crosscut Saw), dies at 71   

1993  Philip Christison, British general (Rangoon), dies at 100 on this day in history.   

1994  Dean Rusk, US Sect of State, dies at 85 on December - 21.   

1995  On this day in history robert Francis Vere Heuston, professor of law, dies at 72   

1996  Margaret E Rey, author of children's books, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1997  On this day in history bruce Woodcock, boxer, dies at 76   

1998  On December - 21 death of roger Avon, Durham actor (b. 1914)   

2001  On this day in history death of dick Schaap, American sports journalist (b. 1934)   

2003  Death of Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Spanish playboy and businessman (b. 1924) on this day in history.   

2004  On this day in history death of autar Singh Paintal, Indian medical scientist (b. 1925)   

2005  Death of Elrod Hendricks, American baseball player and coach (b. 1940) on this day in history.   

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1117  On December - 21 birth of thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury   

1401  On December - 21 birth of tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)   

1518  On this day in history birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician   

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on this day in history.   

1596  Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.   

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

1616  On December - 21 birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

1628  On this day in history birth of samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer