Famous Deaths In February - 21

0556  Maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies on February - 21.  

1437  Death of King James I of Scotland (b. 1394) on February - 21.  

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 February - 21.  

1595  Death of Robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged on February - 21.  

1624  Dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28 on February - 21.  

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

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  Pieter van den Abeelen, Dutch medallist/jeweller, dies at about 75 on February - 21.  

1689  Isaacus Vossius, Dutch [Isaac Vos], librarian, dies on this day in history.  

1711  On this day in history 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  On February - 21 benedict XIII, [Pietro F Orsini], Pope (1724-30), dies at 81  

1788  On February - 21 death of johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723)  

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 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  On February - 21 jeffery Forrest, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle  

1872  Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1876  Henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70 on February - 21.  

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  On this day in history gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding designer/painter, dies at 45  

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

1919  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt)  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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