Famous Deaths Happened In December - 21

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

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

1295  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1504  On this day in history 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 December - 21 petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76   

1674  On December - 21 rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66   

1734  Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54 on December - 21.   

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  On this day in history death of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (b. 1725)   

1820  Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history.   

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

1906  On this day in history adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 58   

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 December - 21.   

1921  P B S Pinchback, major Reconstruction politician, dies at 84 on December - 21.   

1927  On this day in history 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 December - 21.   

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  On this day in history frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80   

1940  On this day in history 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  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on this day in history.   

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

1616  On this day in history birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer was born on December - 21.