Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 21

1945  George S Patton, US General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60 on this day in history.   

1948  On December - 21 death of seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged   

1955  Dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65 on December - 21.   

1956  Lewis M Terman, psychologist (Genetic studies of genius), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history eric Coates, composer, dies at 71   

1958  On this day in history h[arry] B[yron] Warner, actor (10 Commandments, New Moon), dies at 83   

1959  On this day in history death of rosanjin, Japanese calligrapher, restaurateur and ceramicist (b. 1883)   

1963  On December - 21 jack Hobbs, cricketer (61 Tests for England), dies   

1964  On this day in history death of carl Van Vechten, American writer and photographer (b. 1880)   

1965  Claude Adonai Champagne, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1967  Louis Washkansky, 18 days after 1st heart transplant, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history horace Mann Bond, president of Lincoln University (Pa), dies at 70   

1974  On this day in history richard Long, actor (Nanny & Professor), dies at 47   

1975  William Lundigan, announcer (CBS Mystery Theater), dies at 61 on December - 21.   

1976  Edward Bartlett, cricketer (WI Test batsman in 5 Tests 1928-31), dies on December - 21.   

1979  On this day in history bill Anderson, cricketer (Test for NZ 1946, scored five & one), dies   

1980  Marc Connelly, playwright (One Minute Please), dies at 90 on December - 21.   

1981  On December - 21 death of allan Dwan, Canadian-born American director and screenwriter (b. 1885)   

1983  On this day in history rod Cameron, actor (Santa Fe Passage, Stampede), dies at 73   

1987  On this day in history robert Paige, actor (Son of Dracula, Pardon My Sarong), dies   

1988  On December - 21 bob Steele, [Robert Bradbury], dies after short illness at 60   

1989  On this day in history jan Cikker, composer, dies at 78   

1990  Death of Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, American aeronautical engineer (Lockheed Skunk Works; b. 1910) on December - 21.   

1992  Albert King, US blues singer/guitarist (Crosscut Saw), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history philip Christison, British general (Rangoon), dies at 100   

1994  On December - 21 dean Rusk, US Sect of State, dies at 85   

1995  On this day in history robert Francis Vere Heuston, professor of law, dies at 72   

1996  On December - 21 margaret E Rey, author of children's books, dies at 90   

1997  On this day in history bruce Woodcock, boxer, dies at 76   

1998  On December - 21 death of roger Avon, Durham actor (b. 1914)   

2001  Death of Dick Schaap, American sports journalist (b. 1934) on December - 21.   

2003  Death of Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Spanish playboy and businessman (b. 1924) on December - 21.   

2004  On this day in history death of autar Singh Paintal, Indian medical scientist (b. 1925)   

2005  On this day in history death of elrod Hendricks, American baseball player and coach (b. 1940)   

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1117  On December - 21 birth of thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury   

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

1518  On this day in history birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician   

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on this day in history.   

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  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on December - 21.   

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