Famous Deaths Happened In April - 21

1073  Alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies on this day in history.   

1109  On this day in history anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

1142  On April - 21 death of pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079)   

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  Peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1696  On this day in history andres de Sola, composer, dies at 61   

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

1701  Death of Asano Naganori, Japanese warlord (b. 1667) on this day in history.   

1719  On this day in history death of philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and historian (b. 1640)   

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

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 April - 21.   

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

1815  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1868  Death of Henry James O'Farrell, Australian would-be assassin of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1899  Heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1555  On April - 21 birth of ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619)   

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

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

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