Famous Deaths In October - 21

1125  On this day in history death of cosmas of Prague, Bohemian writer   

1204  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, English nobleman on this day in history.   

1221  On this day in history death of alix of Thouars, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1201)   

1266  On this day in history death of birger jarl, Swedish statesman (b. 1210)   

1422  On October - 21 charles VI, King of France (1380-1422), dies at 54   

1439  Traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist/leader, dies at 53 on October - 21.   

1500  Death of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1442) on this day in history.   

1505  On October - 21 death of paul Scriptoris, German mathematician   

1558  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italian physician (Poetice), dies at 74 on October - 21.   

1561  Johannes Vasaeus, Flemish humanist/historian, dies at about 49 on this day in history.   

1600  Death of Toda Katsushige, Japanese warlord (b. 1557) on this day in history.   

1623  On October - 21 death of william Wade, English statesman and diplomat (b. 1546)   

1627  On this day in history frederik de Houtman, navigator/governor of Ambon, dies at about 56   

1629  On this day in history tumengung Buraksa, Matarams/Javanese general, dies in battle   

1637  Laurens Reael, vice-governor of Ambon/poet/admiral, dies at 54 on October - 21.   

1650  Pedro de Espinosa, Spanish poet/writer, dies on this day in history.   

1662  Henry Lawes, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1687  On this day in history edmund Waller, English poet/plotter (Waller's plot), dies   

1765  On this day in history giovanni Paolo Pannini/Panini, Italian painter/architect, dies at 73   

1773  Johann Conrad Schlaun, German barok architect, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1775  Death of Peyton Randolph, American president of the Continental Congress (b. 1721) on this day in history.   

1777  Death of Samuel Foote, English dramatist and actor (b. 1720) on this day in history.   

1793  Johann Ernst Hartmann, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1798  Johann Christoph Schmugel, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1805  Horatio Nelson, dies in Battle of Trafalgar on this day in history.   

1810  On this day in history franz Teyber, composer, dies at 52   

1861  On this day in history edward Dickinson Baker, US attorney/senator, dies in battle at 50   

1863  Lambertus GC Ledeboer, Dutch old-reformed vicar, dies at 55 on October - 21.   

1872  On this day in history jacques Babinet, French physicist/mathematician/astronomer, dies at 78   

1873  Death of Johann Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian poet (b. 1807) on this day in history.   

1886  Jose Hernandez, Argentine poet (La vuelta the MartinFierro), dies on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history death of james Henry Greathead, British engineer (b. 1844)   

1897  On October - 21 paul Kuczynski, composer, dies at 50   

1904  Death of Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and writer (b. 1877) on this day in history.   

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1449  On this day in history birth of george, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. 1478)   

1527  Louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.   

1570  On this day in history birth of wolfgang Schonsleder, composer   

1574  Nicolo Rubini, composer was born on October - 21.   

1581  Domenico Zampieri, Italian painter (d. 1641) was born on October - 21.   

1582  Johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII was born on this day in history.   

1650  On October - 21 birth of jean Bart, French captain/sea hero (Escape from Plymouth)   

1660  On this day in history birth of georg Ernst Stahl, German scientist (d. 1734)