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  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 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  Death of Rosanjin, Japanese calligrapher, restaurateur and ceramicist (b. 1883) on this day in history.   

1963  Jack Hobbs, cricketer (61 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.   

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

1965  On December - 21 claude Adonai Champagne, composer, dies at 74   

1967  On December - 21 louis Washkansky, 18 days after 1st heart transplant, dies at 55   

1972  On December - 21 horace Mann Bond, president of Lincoln University (Pa), dies at 70   

1974  Richard Long, actor (Nanny & Professor), dies at 47 on December - 21.   

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

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  Death of Allan Dwan, Canadian-born American director and screenwriter (b. 1885) on this day in history.   

1983  Rod Cameron, actor (Santa Fe Passage, Stampede), dies at 73 on December - 21.   

1987  On December - 21 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 December - 21 jan Cikker, composer, dies at 78   

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

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

1993  On December - 21 philip Christison, British general (Rangoon), dies at 100   

1994  Dean Rusk, US Sect of State, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1995  Robert Francis Vere Heuston, professor of law, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

2001  On this day in history death of dick Schaap, American sports journalist (b. 1934)   

2003  On December - 21 death of prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Spanish playboy and businessman (b. 1924)   

2004  Death of Autar Singh Paintal, Indian medical scientist (b. 1925) on this day in history.   

2005  Death of Elrod Hendricks, American baseball player and coach (b. 1940) on December - 21.   

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

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 December - 21.   

1603  Roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684) was born on December - 21.   

1616  On this day in history birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

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