Famous Deaths In February - 21

0556  Maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies on this day in history.  

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

1471  On February - 21 death of john of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop  

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

1554  Hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies on February - 21.  

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

1624  On this day in history dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28  

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.  

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  On February - 21 isaacus Vossius, Dutch [Isaac Vos], librarian, dies  

1711  On this day in history 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  Benedict XIII, [Pietro F Orsini], Pope (1724-30), dies at 81 on February - 21.  

1788  On this day in history death of johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723)  

1790  On February - 21 johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer, dies at 64  

1803  On this day in history death of edward Despard, last person drawn & quartered in England  

1821  On February - 21 death of georg Friedrich von Martens, German diplomat (b. 1756)  

1824  On this day in history death of eugène de Beauharnais, son of Napoleon's wife, Josephine (b. 1781)  

1842  On February - 21 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 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  Henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1879  On February - 21 peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69  

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

1894  Gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding designer/painter, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

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

1919  Giovanni Bolzoni, composer, dies at 77 on February - 21.  

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  Louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt) was born on this day in history.  

1484  Joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1675  Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750) was born on February - 21.  

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 this day in history birth of edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781)