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 this day in history giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies   

1504  On this day in history death of bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)   

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

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

1597  Petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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 December - 21.   

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

1755  On December - 21 caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47   

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  Nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66 on December - 21.   

1864  On December - 21 william Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51   

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 this day in history.   

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 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  On December - 21 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 December - 21.   

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  Knud J V Rasmussen, Danish Pole explorer (Thule), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1935  On December - 21 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  F Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44 on December - 21.   

1942  Leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63 on December - 21.   

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

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

1518  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician was born on December - 21.   

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on December - 21.   

1596  On December - 21 birth of petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646)   

1603  Roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684) was born on December - 21.   

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

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer was born on this day in history.