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 this day in history.  

1471  On this day in history death of john of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop  

1513  On February - 21 julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69  

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

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

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

1689  On this day in history isaacus Vossius, Dutch [Isaac Vos], librarian, dies  

1711  On this day in history joan van Hoorn, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1707-09), dies at 57  

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 this day in history.  

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

1790  On this day in history 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 February - 21 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  Justinus A C Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

1879  On this day in history peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69  

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  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  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  On February - 21 birth of johann Augustin Kobelius, composer  

1675  Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.  

1684  On February - 21 birth of justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator)  

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

1705  Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781) was born on February - 21.