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

1329  On April - 21 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 April - 21 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  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  On this day in history 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  Death of Antoine Hamilton, French writer (b. 1646) on April - 21.  

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

1730  Jan Palfijn, Flemish physician/inventor (forceps), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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

1780  Ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1792  Death of Tiradentes, Brazilian revolutionary (b. 1746) on this day in history.  

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

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  On April - 21 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  On this day in history temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62  

1898  Louis Theodore Gouvy, composer, dies at 78 on April - 21.  

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

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

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 April - 21.  

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  

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

1546  Arcangelo Crivelli, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1652  Michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.  

1671  On this day in history birth of john Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729)  

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