Famous Deaths In February - 21

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

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

1471  Death of John of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop on February - 21.  

1513  Julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69 on February - 21.  

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

1595  On February - 21 death of robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged  

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

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 February - 21.  

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

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

1689  On February - 21 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  On February - 21 death of charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, Governor of the Province of Maryland (b. 1637)  

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

1788  Death of Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723) on February - 21.  

1790  On this day in history johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer, dies at 64  

1803  Death of Edward Despard, last person drawn & quartered in England on February - 21.  

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

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

1862  On this day in history justinus A C Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer, dies at 75  

1864  On February - 21 jeffery Forrest, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle  

1872  On February - 21 pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82  

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  John Pike Hullah, composer, dies at 71 on February - 21.  

1894  On February - 21 gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding designer/painter, dies at 45  

1901  On this day in history death of george Francis FitzGerald, Irish mathematician (b. 1851)  

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 February - 21.  

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

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1417  Louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt) was born on February - 21.  

1484  On February - 21 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  On February - 21 birth of christoph Stoltzenberg, composer  

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