Famous Deaths Happened In December - 21

0072  Thomas the apostle: Thomas the apostle   

0918  Conrad i: Duke of franconia/german king (911-918),   

1295  Marguerite berenger of provence: Wife of louis ix of france (bc. 1221)   

1308  Henry i: The child, 1st landgrave of hessen (1256-1308),   

1375  Giovanni boccaccio: Italian poet (vita di dante),   

1504  Bertold von henneberg-römhild: German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)   

1549  Marguerite of navarre: Wife of henry ii of navarre (b. 1492)   

1579  Vicente masip: Spanish painter   

1597  Petrus canisius: Dutch jesuit/saint,   

1674  Rutger van haersolte: Viceroy of overijsselse,   

1734  Philipp hyacinth lobkowitz: Composer,   

1736  Alessandro galilei: Italian architect (cappella corsini),   

1755  Caspar ruetz: Composer,   

1807  John newton: English cleric and hymnist (b. 1725)   

1820  Charles-francois dumonchau: Composer,   

1824  James parkinson: English physician, geologist, paleontologist, and political activist (b. 1755)   

1859  Nicolaas c kist: Dutch church historian/archivist,   

1864  William henry fry: Composer,   

1873  Francis garnier: French explorer (b. 1839)   

1889  Joseph b lightfoot: English theologist/bishop of durham,   

1890  Niels vilhelm gade: Danish composer,   

1900  Roger wolcott: American political figure, 39th governor of massachusetts (b. 1847)   

1906  Adalbert von goldschmidt: Composer,   

1907  Oskar lassar: German dermatologist (public baths),   

1914  A o jones: Cricketer (12 tests for england 1899-1909),   

1920  Claude tozer: Cricketer (dashing nsw batsman, shot to death   

1921  P b s pinchback: Major reconstruction politician,   

1927  Jack saunders: Cricketer (79 wickets-14 tests for aust 1902-08),   

1928  Harry butt: Cricketer (england wicket-keeper v s africa 1895-96),   

1933  Knud j v rasmussen: Danish pole explorer (thule),   

1935  Kurt tucholsky: Ger journalist/writer (panter, tiger & co),   

1937  Frank kellog: Us foreign minister (nobel 1929),   

1940  F scott fitzgerald: Author (zelda),   

1942  Leendert round: Sculptor (giraffen, blijdorp),   

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1117  Thomas becket: Archbishop of canterbury   

1401  Tommaso masaccio: Italian painter   

1518  Mark van vaernewijck: Flemish nobleman/politician   

1537  Johan iii: King of sweden (1569-92)   

1596  Petro mohyla: Moldovan orthodox metropolitan bishop of kiev and galicia   

1603  Roger williams: English theologian and colonist   

1616  Pietro andrea ziani: Composer   

1628  Samuel friedrich capricornus: Composer