Famous Deaths Happened 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 February - 21.   

1471  Death of John of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop on February - 21.   

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  Christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies on this day in history.   

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

1668  On this day in history death of john Thurloe, English Puritan spy (b. 1616)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1788  Death of Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723) on this day in history.   

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

1803  On February - 21 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  Death of Eugène de Beauharnais, son of Napoleon's wife, Josephine (b. 1781) on February - 21.   

1842  On February - 21 wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85   

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

1862  Justinus A C Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer, dies at 75 on February - 21.   

1864  On this day in history jeffery Forrest, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle   

1872  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1884  John Pike Hullah, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1894  On February - 21 gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding designer/painter, dies at 45   

1901  Death of George Francis FitzGerald, Irish mathematician (b. 1851) on February - 21.   

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

1920  On February - 21 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  Louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt) was born on February - 21.   

1484  On February - 21 birth of joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution)   

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

1674  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer was born on February - 21.   

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 February - 21.   

1690  On this day in history birth of christoph Stoltzenberg, composer   

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