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Famous Deaths In February - 21

Sunday, 26 May 2013

1437 Death of King James I of Scotland (b. 1394) on this day in history.

1471 Death of John of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop on this day in history.

1513 Julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69 on this day in history.

1554 Hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies on this day in history.

1595 Death of Robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged on this day in history.

1624 On this day in history dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28

1648 On this day in history christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies

1653 Adriaen Pauw, master of Heemstede/Dutch Grand Pensionary, dies at 71 on this day in history.

1668 Death of John Thurloe, English Puritan spy (b. 1616) on this day in history.

1677 On this day in history [Benedictus] Baruch Spinoza, philosopher, dies at 44

1684 Pieter van den Abeelen, Dutch medallist/jeweller, dies at about 75 on this day in history.

1689 On this day in history isaacus Vossius, Dutch [Isaac Vos], librarian, dies

1711 Joan van Hoorn, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1707-09), dies at 57 on this day in history.

1715 Death of Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, Governor of the Province of Maryland (b. 1637) on this day in history.

1730 On this day in history benedict XIII, [Pietro F Orsini], Pope (1724-30), dies at 81

1788 On this day in history death of johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723)

1790 Johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.

1803 On this day in history death of edward Despard, last person drawn & quartered in England

1821 On this day in history death of georg Friedrich von Martens, German diplomat (b. 1756)

1824 Death of Eugène de Beauharnais, son of Napoleon's wife, Josephine (b. 1781) on this day in history.

1842 On this day in history wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85

1846 On this day in history death of emperor Ninko of Japan (b. 1800)

1862 On this day in history justinus A C Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer, dies at 75

1864 On this day in history jeffery Forrest, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle

1872 On this day in history pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82

1876 Henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.

1879 On this day in history peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69

1884 John Pike Hullah, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.

1894 On this day in history gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding designer/painter, dies at 45

1901 On this day in history death of george Francis FitzGerald, Irish mathematician (b. 1851)

1919 On this day in history giovanni Bolzoni, composer, dies at 77

1920 Death of Jacinta Marto, witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (b. 1910) on this day in history.

1924 On this day in history salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer, dies at 78

1925 On this day in history alfred Baldwin Sloan, composer, dies at 52

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Famous People Born On This Day In History

1417 Louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt) was born on this day in history.

1484 Joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution) was born on this day in history.

1556 Sethus Calvisius, composer was born on this day in history.

1674 Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer was born on this day in history.

1675 Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.

1684 Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator) was born on this day in history.

1690 Christoph Stoltzenberg, composer was born on this day in history.

1705 Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781) was born on this day in history.