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  On February - 21 julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69  

1554  On February - 21 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  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  Death of John Thurloe, English Puritan spy (b. 1616) on this day in history.  

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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  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 February - 21.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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

1846  Death of Emperor Ninko of Japan (b. 1800) on February - 21.  

1862  Justinus A C Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70  

1879  Peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1884  On this day in history john Pike Hullah, composer, dies at 71  

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

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  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 this day in history.  

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1417  On February - 21 birth of louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt)  

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

1556  Sethus Calvisius, composer was born on February - 21.  

1674  On this day in history birth of johann Augustin Kobelius, composer  

1675  On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750)  

1684  Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator) was born on February - 21.  

1690  On February - 21 birth of christoph Stoltzenberg, composer  

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