Famous Deaths Happened In December - 21

0072  On this day in history death of thomas the Apostle   

0918  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on December - 21.   

1295  On December - 21 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 this day in history.   

1375  On December - 21 giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies   

1504  On December - 21 death of bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)   

1549  Death of Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492) on December - 21.   

1579  Death of Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on this day in history.   

1597  On this day in history petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76   

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

1734  On this day in history philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54   

1736  Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45 on December - 21.   

1755  Caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47 on December - 21.   

1807  Death of John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (b. 1725) on this day in history.   

1820  Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45 on December - 21.   

1824  On this day in history death of james Parkinson, English physician, geologist, paleontologist, and political activist (b. 1755)   

1859  On December - 21 nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66   

1864  William Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51 on December - 21.   

1873  Death of Francis Garnier, French explorer (b. 1839) on this day in history.   

1889  Joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham, dies at 61 on December - 21.   

1890  Niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73 on December - 21.   

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 December - 21.   

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

1921  On this day in history 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 December - 21 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  Kurt Tucholsky, Ger journalist/writer (Panter, Tiger & Co), dies at 45 on December - 21.   

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  On December - 21 leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63   

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1117  On this day in history birth of thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury   

1401  On this day in history birth of tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)   

1518  On this day in history birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician   

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on this day in history.   

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  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer was born on December - 21.