Famous Deaths In December - 21

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

0918  On this day in history conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies  

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  Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1579  Death of Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on December - 21.  

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

1736  On December - 21 alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45  

1755  On this day in history caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47  

1807  Death of John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (b. 1725) on December - 21.  

1820  On this day in history charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45  

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

1859  On this day in history nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66  

1864  William Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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

1900  On this day in history death of roger Wolcott, American political figure, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1847)  

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

1907  On this day in history oskar Lassar, German dermatologist (public baths), dies at 58  

1914  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1927  Jack Saunders, cricketer (79 wickets-14 Tests for Aust 1902-08), dies on this day in history.  

1928  On this day in history 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 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  On this day in history birth of thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury  

1401  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on December - 21.  

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

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  On this day in history birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)  

1616  On December - 21 birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer  

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