Famous Deaths Happened In April - 21

1073  On this day in history alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies   

1109  Anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.   

1142  Death of Pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079) on this day in history.   

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

1509  On this day in history henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52   

1551  Death of Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510) on April - 21.   

1552  On April - 21 peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50   

1557  On this day in history death of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495)   

1574  Cosimo d' Medici, Italian duke of Toscane, dies at about 54 on April - 21.   

1652  Pietro Della Valle, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1696  Andres de Sola, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

1701  On April - 21 death of asano Naganori, Japanese warlord (b. 1667)   

1719  Death of Philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and historian (b. 1640) on this day in history.   

1720  On this day in history 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 April - 21 jan Palfijn, Flemish physician/inventor (forceps), dies at 79   

1736  Frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1780  Ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 60 on April - 21.   

1792  On this day in history death of tiradentes, Brazilian revolutionary (b. 1746)   

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

1815  On April - 21 death of joseph Winston, U.S. Congressman from North Carolina (b. 1746)   

1825  Death of Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathemattician (b. 1765) on this day in history.   

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

1868  On this day in history death of henry James O'Farrell, Australian would-be assassin of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh   

1871  Elisabeth Grube, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1878  Temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62 on April - 21.   

1898  On this day in history louis Theodore Gouvy, composer, dies at 78   

1899  Heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80 on April - 21.   

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

1910  Mark Twain, [Samuel Clemens], auther (Huckleberry Finn), dies at 74 on April - 21.   

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

1922  On this day in history death of alessandro Moreschi, Italian castrato (b. 1858)   

1924  On this day in history eleanora Duse, Ital actress (La Gioconda, La Locandiera), dies at 64   

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1488  On April - 21 birth of ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot   

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

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

1619  On April - 21 birth of john A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony)   

1651  On April - 21 birth of blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711)   

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

1671  John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729) was born on April - 21.   

1672  Johann Philipp Kafer, composer was born on this day in history.