Famous Deaths In December - 21

0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on this day in history.   

0918  On December - 21 conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies   

1295  On December - 21 death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)   

1308  On this day in history henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies   

1375  Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on December - 21.   

1504  Death of Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442) on December - 21.   

1549  On this day in history death of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)   

1579  On this day in history death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter   

1597  Petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76 on December - 21.   

1674  Rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

1734  Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1736  On this day in history alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45   

1755  Caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1807  On December - 21 death of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (b. 1725)   

1820  On this day in history charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45   

1824  Death of James Parkinson, English physician, geologist, paleontologist, and political activist (b. 1755) on December - 21.   

1859  Nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history william Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51   

1873  Death of Francis Garnier, French explorer (b. 1839) on December - 21.   

1889  On this day in history joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham, dies at 61   

1890  On this day in history niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73   

1900  Death of Roger Wolcott, American political figure, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1847) on this day in history.   

1906  On December - 21 adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 58   

1907  On December - 21 oskar Lassar, German dermatologist (public baths), dies at 58   

1914  On this day in history a O Jones, cricketer (12 Tests for England 1899-1909), dies   

1920  On this day in history death of claude Tozer, cricketer (dashing NSW batsman, shot to death   

1921  P B S Pinchback, major Reconstruction politician, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1927  On December - 21 jack Saunders, cricketer (79 wickets-14 Tests for Aust 1902-08), dies   

1928  Harry Butt, cricketer (England wicket-keeper v S Africa 1895-96), dies on this day in history.   

1933  Knud J V Rasmussen, Danish Pole explorer (Thule), dies at 54 on December - 21.   

1935  On this day in history kurt Tucholsky, Ger journalist/writer (Panter, Tiger & Co), dies at 45   

1937  Frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1940  On December - 21 f Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44   

1942  Leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on December - 21.   

1401  On December - 21 birth of tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)   

1518  On December - 21 birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician   

1537  On December - 21 birth of johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92)   

1596  Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.   

1603  On December - 21 birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

1616  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on this day in history.   

1628  On this day in history birth of samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer