Famous Deaths Happened 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 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  Hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history death of john Thurloe, English Puritan spy (b. 1616)   

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

1711  Joan van Hoorn, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1707-09), dies at 57 on February - 21.   

1715  Death of Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, Governor of the Province of Maryland (b. 1637) on February - 21.   

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

1803  On February - 21 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 this day in history wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85   

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

1862  On February - 21 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  Peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69 on February - 21.   

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

1894  Gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding designer/painter, dies at 45 on February - 21.   

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

1919  Giovanni Bolzoni, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history death of jacinta Marto, witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (b. 1910)   

1924  Salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer, dies at 78 on February - 21.   

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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 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 February - 21.   

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

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

1705  Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781) was born on this day in history.