Famous Deaths In December - 21
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
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 this day in history death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)
1308 Henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies on December - 21.
1375 Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on this day in history.
1504 Death of Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442) on December - 21.
1549 Death of Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492) on December - 21.
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 On December - 21 rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66
1734 On December - 21 philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54
1736 On December - 21 alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45
1755 Caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.
1807 Death of John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (b. 1725) on this day in history.
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 December - 21 william Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51
1873 On December - 21 death of francis Garnier, French explorer (b. 1839)
1889 Joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1890 On December - 21 niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73
1900 Death of Roger Wolcott, American political figure, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1847) on December - 21.
1906 Adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.
1907 Oskar Lassar, German dermatologist (public baths), dies at 58 on this day in history.
1914 A O Jones, cricketer (12 Tests for England 1899-1909), dies on this day in history.
1920 Death of Claude Tozer, cricketer (dashing NSW batsman, shot to death on this day in history.
1921 On December - 21 p B S Pinchback, major Reconstruction politician, dies at 84
1927 Jack Saunders, cricketer (79 wickets-14 Tests for Aust 1902-08), dies on December - 21.
1928 On this day in history harry Butt, cricketer (England wicket-keeper v S Africa 1895-96), dies
1933 On this day in history knud J V Rasmussen, Danish Pole explorer (Thule), dies at 54
1935 On December - 21 kurt Tucholsky, Ger journalist/writer (Panter, Tiger & Co), dies at 45
1937 On December - 21 frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80
1940 On December - 21 f Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44
1942 On this day in history leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63
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