Famous Deaths In April - 21

1073  Alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies on April - 21.  

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  Death of Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282) on this day in history.  

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  On April - 21 peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50  

1557  Death of Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495) on April - 21.  

1574  On April - 21 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  Death of Jean Racine, French dramatist (b. 1639) on this day in history.  

1701  Death of Asano Naganori, Japanese warlord (b. 1667) on April - 21.  

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 April - 21 death of robert Beverley, Jr., historian of Colonial Virginia (b. 1673)  

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

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

1780  Ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 60 on April - 21.  

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

1793  On this day in history death of john Michell, English seismologist (b. 1724)  

1815  Death of Joseph Winston, U.S. Congressman from North Carolina (b. 1746) on April - 21.  

1825  On this day in history death of johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathemattician (b. 1765)  

1852  On this day in history death of ivan Nabokov, Russian general (b. 1787)  

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 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 this day in history.  

1900  Heinrich Vogl, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1910  Mark Twain, [Samuel Clemens], auther (Huckleberry Finn), dies at 74 on April - 21.  

1918  On this day in history death of "Red Baron", [Manfred von Richtofen], shot down in WW I at 25  

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 this day in history.  

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

1619  John A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony) was born on April - 21.  

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 April - 21.  

1672  Johann Philipp Kafer, composer was born on April - 21.