Famous Deaths In February - 21

0556  On this day in history maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies  

1437  On February - 21 death of king James I of Scotland (b. 1394)  

1471  On February - 21 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 this day in history hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies  

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

1624  On February - 21 dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28  

1648  Christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies on February - 21.  

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

1668  On February - 21 death of john Thurloe, English Puritan spy (b. 1616)  

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

1684  On this day in history pieter van den Abeelen, Dutch medallist/jeweller, dies at about 75  

1689  Isaacus Vossius, Dutch [Isaac Vos], librarian, dies on February - 21.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1790  On February - 21 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  Wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1846  On this day in history death of emperor Ninko of Japan (b. 1800)  

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

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

1872  On this day in history pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82  

1876  Henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1894  On this day in history 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  Giovanni Bolzoni, composer, dies at 77 on February - 21.  

1920  Death of Jacinta Marto, witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (b. 1910) on February - 21.  

1924  On this day in history 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  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  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  Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator) was born on February - 21.  

1690  Christoph Stoltzenberg, composer was born on February - 21.  

1705  On this day in history birth of edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781)