Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 21

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

1948  Death of Seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged on December - 21.   

1955  Dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1956  On December - 21 lewis M Terman, psychologist (Genetic studies of genius), dies at 79   

1957  Eric Coates, composer, dies at 71 on December - 21.   

1958  H[arry] B[yron] Warner, actor (10 Commandments, New Moon), dies at 83 on December - 21.   

1959  On December - 21 death of rosanjin, Japanese calligrapher, restaurateur and ceramicist (b. 1883)   

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

1964  Death of Carl Van Vechten, American writer and photographer (b. 1880) on December - 21.   

1965  On this day in history claude Adonai Champagne, composer, dies at 74   

1967  On this day in history louis Washkansky, 18 days after 1st heart transplant, dies at 55   

1972  Horace Mann Bond, president of Lincoln University (Pa), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1974  On December - 21 richard Long, actor (Nanny & Professor), dies at 47   

1975  William Lundigan, announcer (CBS Mystery Theater), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1976  On December - 21 edward Bartlett, cricketer (WI Test batsman in 5 Tests 1928-31), dies   

1979  Bill Anderson, cricketer (Test for NZ 1946, scored five & one), dies on this day in history.   

1980  On December - 21 marc Connelly, playwright (One Minute Please), dies at 90   

1981  On this day in history 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 December - 21 robert Paige, actor (Son of Dracula, Pardon My Sarong), dies   

1988  Bob Steele, [Robert Bradbury], dies after short illness at 60 on this day in history.   

1989  Jan Cikker, composer, dies at 78 on December - 21.   

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 this day in history dean Rusk, US Sect of State, dies at 85   

1995  On December - 21 robert Francis Vere Heuston, professor of law, dies at 72   

1996  Margaret E Rey, author of children's books, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1997  On December - 21 bruce Woodcock, boxer, dies at 76   

1998  Death of Roger Avon, Durham actor (b. 1914) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

2005  Death of Elrod Hendricks, American baseball player and coach (b. 1940) on this day in history.   

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1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.   

1401  On this day in history 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 December - 21.   

1596  Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on December - 21.   

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.