Famous Deaths In April - 21

1073  Alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies on this day in history.  

1109  Anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies on April - 21.  

1142  On April - 21 death of pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079)  

1329  On this day in history death of frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282)  

1509  On April - 21 henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52  

1551  On this day in history death of oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510)  

1552  Peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1557  On April - 21 death of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495)  

1574  Cosimo d' Medici, Italian duke of Toscane, dies at about 54 on this day in history.  

1652  On this day in history pietro Della Valle, composer, dies at 66  

Advertisements

1696  On this day in history andres de Sola, composer, dies at 61  

1699  On April - 21 death of jean Racine, French dramatist (b. 1639)  

1701  On this day in history death of asano Naganori, Japanese warlord (b. 1667)  

1719  On April - 21 death of philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and historian (b. 1640)  

1720  On April - 21 death of antoine Hamilton, French writer (b. 1646)  

1722  On this day in history death of robert Beverley, Jr., historian of Colonial Virginia (b. 1673)  

1730  On this day in history jan Palfijn, Flemish physician/inventor (forceps), dies at 79  

1736  On this day in history frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye, dies at 72  

1780  On April - 21 ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 60  

1792  Death of Tiradentes, Brazilian revolutionary (b. 1746) on April - 21.  

1793  Death of John Michell, English seismologist (b. 1724) on this day in history.  

1815  Death of Joseph Winston, U.S. Congressman from North Carolina (b. 1746) on this day in history.  

1825  On April - 21 death of johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathemattician (b. 1765)  

1852  On this day in history death of ivan Nabokov, Russian general (b. 1787)  

1868  Death of Henry James O'Farrell, Australian would-be assassin of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh on April - 21.  

1871  Elisabeth Grube, writer, dies on April - 21.  

1878  On this day in history temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62  

1898  On April - 21 louis Theodore Gouvy, composer, dies at 78  

1899  On this day in history heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80  

1900  Heinrich Vogl, composer, dies at 55 on April - 21.  

1910  On April - 21 mark Twain, [Samuel Clemens], auther (Huckleberry Finn), dies at 74  

1918  On this day in history death of "Red Baron", [Manfred von Richtofen], shot down in WW I at 25  

1922  Death of Alessandro Moreschi, Italian castrato (b. 1858) on this day in history.  

1924  On April - 21 eleanora Duse, Ital actress (La Gioconda, La Locandiera), dies at 64  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »

1488  Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot was born on April - 21.  

1546  Arcangelo Crivelli, composer was born on April - 21.  

1555  Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619) was born on this day in history.  

1619  John A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony) was born on April - 21.  

1651  Blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711) was born on this day in history.  

1652  On April - 21 birth of michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719)  

1671  On April - 21 birth of john Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729)  

1672  Johann Philipp Kafer, composer was born on April - 21.