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

1551  Death of Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510) on this day in history.  

1552  Peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50 on April - 21.  

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

1574  On April - 21 cosimo d' Medici, Italian duke of Toscane, dies at about 54  

1652  Pietro Della Valle, composer, dies at 66 on April - 21.  

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 April - 21.  

1720  Death of Antoine Hamilton, French writer (b. 1646) on this day in history.  

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 April - 21.  

1736  On April - 21 frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye, dies at 72  

1780  On this day in history ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 60  

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

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 this day in history.  

1878  On April - 21 temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62  

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

1922  Death of Alessandro Moreschi, Italian castrato (b. 1858) on April - 21.  

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 April - 21 birth of ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619)  

1619  On this day in history birth of john A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony)  

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

1652  On this day in history birth of michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719)  

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

1672  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Kafer, composer