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 this day in history.  

1142  Death of Pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079) on April - 21.  

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 this day in history.  

1552  On this day in history peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50  

1557  Death of Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495) on this day in history.  

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

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

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1696  On April - 21 andres de Sola, composer, dies at 61  

1699  Death of Jean Racine, French dramatist (b. 1639) on April - 21.  

1701  On this day in history 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 April - 21 death of antoine Hamilton, French writer (b. 1646)  

1722  Death of Robert Beverley, Jr., historian of Colonial Virginia (b. 1673) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1793  On April - 21 death of john Michell, English seismologist (b. 1724)  

1815  On this day in history death of joseph Winston, U.S. Congressman from North Carolina (b. 1746)  

1825  Death of Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathemattician (b. 1765) on April - 21.  

1852  On April - 21 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 April - 21.  

1878  Temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

1899  On April - 21 heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80  

1900  On this day in history heinrich Vogl, composer, dies at 55  

1910  On this day in history mark Twain, [Samuel Clemens], auther (Huckleberry Finn), dies at 74  

1918  On April - 21 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 this day in history eleanora Duse, Ital actress (La Gioconda, La Locandiera), dies at 64  

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

1546  On April - 21 birth of arcangelo Crivelli, composer  

1555  Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619) was born on April - 21.  

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

1651  Blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711) was born on April - 21.  

1652  Michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719) was born on April - 21.  

1671  John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.  

1672  On April - 21 birth of johann Philipp Kafer, composer