Famous Deaths In October - 21

1905  On this day in history jose Teodor Vilar, composer, dies at 69   

1906  On this day in history [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, actress (Small Lord), dies at 55   

1916  Death of Karl von Storgkh, premier Austria, assassinated on October - 21.   

1919  Sven August Korling, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1924  On October - 21 martin Pierre Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 76   

1929  Owen Dunell, cricketer (two Tests for South Africa in 1889), dies on October - 21.   

1931  A Schnitzler, writer, dies at 69 on October - 21.   

1937  Death of Betty Carver, wife of Bernard Montgomery, buried on October - 21.   

1939  On October - 21 nummy Deane, cricketer (628 runs in 17 Tests for South Africa), dies   

1940  On October - 21 death of william G. Conley, Governor of West Virginia (b. 1866)   

1943  On this day in history alfred DPR Pound, British admiral/1st Sealord (Jutland, WW II), dies   

1944  On this day in history death of alois Kayser, German missionary to Nauru (b. 1877)   

1955  Roy Minnett, cricketer (Australian all-rounder prior to WW I), dies on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history nils J E Ferlin, Swedish songwriter (Goggles), dies   

1963  George B Cressey, US geographer (Crossroads), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history bill Black, rocker, dies at 39   

1966  On this day in history gertrude Hoffman, actress (Mrs Odetts-My Little Margie), dies at 95   

1967  Ejnar Hertzsprung, Danish astrophysicist, dies at 94 on this day in history.   

1969  Jack Kerouac, US writer (Doctor Sax, On the Road), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1970  On October - 21 john T Scopes, US teacher (Scopes "monkey trial" 1925), dies at 70   

1971  Etienne Gailly, Belgian marathoner (Oly-bronze-48), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1973  Death of Arabi El Goni, VP/Chad parliament, murdered on October - 21.   

1975  Death of Charles Reidpath, American athlete (b. 1887) on this day in history.   

1977  Ferit Tuzun, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history anastas I Mikojan, Russian politician, dies at 83   

1980  On October - 21 death of hans Asperger, Austrian psychologist (b. 1906)   

1983  Theodorus H J Zwartkruis, Bishop (Haarlem), dies on this day in history.   

1984  Dalibor Cyril Vackar, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1986  Death of Lionel Murphy, Australian politician and judge (b. 1922) on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history ying-Chin Ho, Taiwan govt official, dies at 88   

1989  On this day in history death of jean Image, Hungarian-born French animator (b. 1910)   

1992  Jackson Weaver, voice of Smokey the Bear, dies of diabetes on October - 21.   

1993  Death of Assad Saftawi, Palestinian co-founder of al-Fatah, murdered at 58 on this day in history.   

1994  Edward Moss Hutchinson, educationalist, dies at 85 on October - 21.   

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1449  George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. 1478) was born on October - 21.   

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

1570  Wolfgang Schonsleder, composer was born on October - 21.   

1574  On October - 21 birth of nicolo Rubini, composer   

1581  Domenico Zampieri, Italian painter (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.   

1582  Johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII was born on October - 21.   

1650  Jean Bart, French captain/sea hero (Escape from Plymouth) was born on October - 21.   

1660  Georg Ernst Stahl, German scientist (d. 1734) was born on October - 21.