Famous Deaths In February - 21

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

1437  Death of King James I of Scotland (b. 1394) on this day in history.   

1471  Death of John of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop on this day in history.   

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

1554  On this day in history hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies   

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

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

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

1653  Adriaen Pauw, master of Heemstede/Dutch Grand Pensionary, dies at 71 on February - 21.   

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

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

1684  On February - 21 pieter van den Abeelen, Dutch medallist/jeweller, dies at about 75   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1821  On this day in history 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  Jeffery Forrest, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle on February - 21.   

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

1876  On February - 21 henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70   

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

1884  On this day in history 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 February - 21.   

1919  On this day in history 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  Salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

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

1556  On this day in history birth of sethus Calvisius, composer   

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

1675  On February - 21 birth of franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750)   

1684  Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator) was born on this day in history.   

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

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