Famous Deaths In February - 21

0556  On February - 21 maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies  

1437  On this day in history death of king James I of Scotland (b. 1394)  

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

1513  On February - 21 julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69  

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

1595  Death of Robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged on this day in history.  

1624  Dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28 on February - 21.  

1648  On this day in history christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies  

1653  On February - 21 adriaen Pauw, master of Heemstede/Dutch Grand Pensionary, dies at 71  

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

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1677  [Benedictus] Baruch Spinoza, philosopher, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

1684  Pieter van den Abeelen, Dutch medallist/jeweller, dies at about 75 on this day in history.  

1689  Isaacus Vossius, Dutch [Isaac Vos], librarian, dies on this day in history.  

1711  Joan van Hoorn, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1707-09), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1715  On February - 21 death of charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, Governor of the Province of Maryland (b. 1637)  

1730  Benedict XIII, [Pietro F Orsini], Pope (1724-30), dies at 81 on February - 21.  

1788  On February - 21 death of johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723)  

1790  Johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer, dies at 64 on February - 21.  

1803  Death of Edward Despard, last person drawn & quartered in England on this day in history.  

1821  Death of Georg Friedrich von Martens, German diplomat (b. 1756) on this day in history.  

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

1842  On this day in history wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85  

1846  On February - 21 death of emperor Ninko of Japan (b. 1800)  

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

1864  Jeffery Forrest, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle on February - 21.  

1872  Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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

1879  On this day in history peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69  

1884  On February - 21 john Pike Hullah, composer, dies at 71  

1894  On this day in history gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding designer/painter, dies at 45  

1901  Death of George Francis FitzGerald, Irish mathematician (b. 1851) on this day in history.  

1919  On February - 21 giovanni Bolzoni, composer, dies at 77  

1920  Death of Jacinta Marto, witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (b. 1910) on this day in history.  

1924  On this day in history 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 February - 21.  

1674  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer was born on this day in history.  

1675  Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.  

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

1690  Christoph Stoltzenberg, composer was born on this day in history.  

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