Famous Deaths Happened In December - 21

0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on December - 21.   

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

1295  Death of Marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221) on this day in history.   

1308  On this day in history henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies   

1375  On this day in history giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies   

1504  Death of Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442) on December - 21.   

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 December - 21.   

1597  On December - 21 petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76   

1674  On this day in history rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66   

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

1736  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1824  Death of James Parkinson, English physician, geologist, paleontologist, and political activist (b. 1755) on December - 21.   

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

1864  On this day in history william Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51   

1873  On December - 21 death of francis Garnier, French explorer (b. 1839)   

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 December - 21.   

1920  Death of Claude Tozer, cricketer (dashing NSW batsman, shot to death on December - 21.   

1921  On December - 21 p B S Pinchback, major Reconstruction politician, dies at 84   

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

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 this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80   

1940  F Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44 on this day in history.   

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

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1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on December - 21.   

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

1518  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On December - 21 birth of samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer