Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 21

1945  George S Patton, US General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60 on December - 21.   

1948  On this day in history death of seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged   

1955  On this day in history dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65   

1956  On this day in history lewis M Terman, psychologist (Genetic studies of genius), dies at 79   

1957  On December - 21 eric Coates, composer, dies at 71   

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

1959  Death of Rosanjin, Japanese calligrapher, restaurateur and ceramicist (b. 1883) on December - 21.   

1963  Jack Hobbs, cricketer (61 Tests for England), dies on December - 21.   

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 December - 21.   

1967  On December - 21 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 this day in history richard Long, actor (Nanny & Professor), dies at 47   

1975  On this day in history william Lundigan, announcer (CBS Mystery Theater), dies at 61   

1976  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history bob Steele, [Robert Bradbury], dies after short illness at 60   

1989  Jan Cikker, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history death of clarence "Kelly" Johnson, American aeronautical engineer (Lockheed Skunk Works; b. 1910)   

1992  On this day in history albert King, US blues singer/guitarist (Crosscut Saw), dies at 71   

1993  On December - 21 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 this day in history robert Francis Vere Heuston, professor of law, dies at 72   

1996  On this day in history margaret E Rey, author of children's books, dies at 90   

1997  Bruce Woodcock, boxer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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 December - 21 death of autar Singh Paintal, Indian medical scientist (b. 1925)   

2005  On December - 21 death of elrod Hendricks, American baseball player and coach (b. 1940)   

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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 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 this day in history.   

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

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