Famous Deaths Happened In February - 21

0556  Maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies on February - 21.   

1437  Death of King James I of Scotland (b. 1394) on February - 21.   

1471  On this day in history death of john of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop   

1513  Julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1554  On February - 21 hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies   

1595  Death of Robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged on February - 21.   

1624  Dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28 on this day in history.   

1648  On February - 21 christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies   

1653  Adriaen Pauw, master of Heemstede/Dutch Grand Pensionary, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1668  Death of John Thurloe, English Puritan spy (b. 1616) on this day in history.   

1677  On February - 21 [Benedictus] Baruch Spinoza, philosopher, dies at 44   

1684  Pieter van den Abeelen, Dutch medallist/jeweller, dies at about 75 on February - 21.   

1689  On this day in history isaacus Vossius, Dutch [Isaac Vos], librarian, dies   

1711  On February - 21 joan van Hoorn, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1707-09), dies at 57   

1715  Death of Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, Governor of the Province of Maryland (b. 1637) on February - 21.   

1730  Benedict XIII, [Pietro F Orsini], Pope (1724-30), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1788  Death of Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723) on this day in history.   

1790  Johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1803  On February - 21 death of edward Despard, last person drawn & quartered in England   

1821  Death of Georg Friedrich von Martens, German diplomat (b. 1756) on February - 21.   

1824  Death of Eugène de Beauharnais, son of Napoleon's wife, Josephine (b. 1781) on February - 21.   

1842  Wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85 on February - 21.   

1846  Death of Emperor Ninko of Japan (b. 1800) on this day in history.   

1862  Justinus A C Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history jeffery Forrest, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle   

1872  Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82 on February - 21.   

1876  On this day in history henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70   

1879  Peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history john Pike Hullah, composer, dies at 71   

1894  Gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding designer/painter, dies at 45 on February - 21.   

1901  On February - 21 death of george Francis FitzGerald, Irish mathematician (b. 1851)   

1919  On this day in history giovanni Bolzoni, composer, dies at 77   

1920  On February - 21 death of jacinta Marto, witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (b. 1910)   

1924  On February - 21 salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer, dies at 78   

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1417  On this day in history birth of louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt)   

1484  On this day in history birth of joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution)   

1556  Sethus Calvisius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1674  On February - 21 birth of johann Augustin Kobelius, composer   

1675  On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750)   

1684  On this day in history birth of justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator)   

1690  On this day in history birth of christoph Stoltzenberg, composer   

1705  On February - 21 birth of edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781)