Famous Deaths In April - 21

1073  On April - 21 alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies  

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

1142  On this day in history death of pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079)  

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

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

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 April - 21.  

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

1574  On this day in history cosimo d' Medici, Italian duke of Toscane, dies at about 54  

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

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1696  Andres de Sola, composer, dies at 61 on April - 21.  

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 this day in history death of philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and historian (b. 1640)  

1720  Death of Antoine Hamilton, French writer (b. 1646) on April - 21.  

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  Frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye, dies at 72 on April - 21.  

1780  On this day in history 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  On April - 21 death of joseph Winston, U.S. Congressman from North Carolina (b. 1746)  

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

1852  Death of Ivan Nabokov, Russian general (b. 1787) on April - 21.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1918  Death of "Red Baron", [Manfred von Richtofen], shot down in WW I at 25 on April - 21.  

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

1924  Eleanora Duse, Ital actress (La Gioconda, La Locandiera), dies at 64 on April - 21.  

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1488  Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot was born on this day in history.  

1546  On this day in history birth of arcangelo Crivelli, composer  

1555  On this day in history birth of ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619)  

1619  John A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony) was born on this day in history.  

1651  On this day in history birth of blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711)  

1652  On this day in history 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.