Famous Deaths In July - 21
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
1160 Peterus Lombardus, Italian theologist/bishop of Paris, dies on this day in history.
1425 On July - 21 manuel Paleologus, Byzantine Emperor (1391-1425)/writer, dies
1540 John I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies on July - 21.
1544 Death of René of Chalon [Renatus of Nassau], prince of Orange, slain in battle on this day in history.
1683 On this day in history death of lord William Russell, English plotter against Charles II, beheaded
1688 On this day in history death of james Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English statesman and soldier (b. 1610)
1717 On this day in history niccolo Amenta, Italian poet (La Gostanza), dies
1782 On July - 21 placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, composer, dies at 63
1793 On July - 21 death of bruni d'Entrecasteaux, French explorer (b. 1739)
1796 On this day in history robert Burns, Scottish poet (Auld Lang Syne), dies at 37
1798 Death of François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Austrian field marshal (b. 1733) on July - 21.
1821 On this day in history maurice J M prince de Broglie, bishop of Ghent, dies at about 55
1831 Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen), dies at 55 on July - 21.
1861 On this day in history francis Stebbins Bartow, Confederate colonel, dies in battle at 44
1870 On July - 21 josef Strauss, Austrian composer (Dynamids), dies at 42
1880 On July - 21 death of hiram Walden, American politician (b. 1800)
1888 Matthias J Scheeben, German theologist (Natur und Gnade), dies at 53 on July - 21.
1889 On this day in history death of nelson Dewey, American politician, 1st Governor of Wisconsin (b. 1813)
1891 Franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor, dies at 51 on this day in history.
1899 On this day in history death of robert G. Ingersoll, American politician and military officer (b. 1833)
1910 On July - 21 johan Peter Selmer, composer, dies at 66
1917 On this day in history christopher J Forster, British RAF-pilot/capt, dies in battle
1922 Death of Djemal Pasha, dictator of Turkey, murdered on July - 21.
1927 J J Lyons, cricketer (14 Tests for Australia), dies on this day in history.
1928 On this day in history ellen A Terry, Brits actress/dir (Imperial Theatre), dies at 81
1932 Death of Bill Gleason, late 19th century baseball player on July - 21.
1938 Death of Owen Wister, American author (b. 1860) on this day in history.
1941 Death of Bohdan Lepky, Ukrainian writer and poet (b. 1872) on this day in history.
1943 On this day in history charles William Paddock, 100m runner (Olympic-gold-1920), dies at 42
1944 Gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau on July - 21.
1946 Death of Gualberto Villarroel, President of Bolivia (b. 1908) on this day in history.
1948 On this day in history arshile Gorky, abstract expressionist, dies at 43
1950 Albert Riemenschneider, composer, dies at 71 on July - 21.
1957 On July - 21 bernard Spooner, US inventor (bulletproof jacket), dies
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