Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 21

1945  On December - 21 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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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  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  Death of Carl Van Vechten, American writer and photographer (b. 1880) on December - 21.   

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 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 December - 21.   

1980  On December - 21 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 this day in history.   

1987  Robert Paige, actor (Son of Dracula, Pardon My Sarong), dies on this day in history.   

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  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 December - 21.   

1993  Philip Christison, British general (Rangoon), dies at 100 on December - 21.   

1994  Dean Rusk, US Sect of State, dies at 85 on December - 21.   

1995  On December - 21 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 December - 21 bruce Woodcock, boxer, dies at 76   

1998  Death of Roger Avon, Durham actor (b. 1914) on December - 21.   

2001  Death of Dick Schaap, American sports journalist (b. 1934) on this day in history.   

2003  On this day in history 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  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on this day in history.   

1518  On this day in history 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  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on December - 21.   

1628  On December - 21 birth of samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer