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 April - 21.  

1142  Death of Pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079) on this day in history.  

1329  On April - 21 death of frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282)  

1509  Henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52 on April - 21.  

1551  On this day in history death of oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510)  

1552  Peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1557  On this day in history death of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495)  

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.  

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

1720  On this day in history 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  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  On April - 21 death of tiradentes, Brazilian revolutionary (b. 1746)  

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

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

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  On April - 21 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  On April - 21 birth of arcangelo Crivelli, composer  

1555  On this day in history birth of ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619)  

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

1651  On this day in history birth of blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711)  

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