Famous Deaths 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  Julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1554  On February - 21 hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies  

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  On this day in history christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies  

1653  On this day in history adriaen Pauw, master of Heemstede/Dutch Grand Pensionary, dies at 71  

1668  Death of John Thurloe, English Puritan spy (b. 1616) on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1715  On this day in history 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  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  Death of Edward Despard, last person drawn & quartered in England on this day in history.  

1821  Death of Georg Friedrich von Martens, German diplomat (b. 1756) on this day in history.  

1824  Death of Eugène de Beauharnais, son of Napoleon's wife, Josephine (b. 1781) on this day in history.  

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

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

1862  On February - 21 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 February - 21.  

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

1879  On February - 21 peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69  

1884  On February - 21 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 February - 21 death of jacinta Marto, witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (b. 1910)  

1924  On February - 21 salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer, dies at 78  

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1417  Louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt) was born on this day in history.  

1484  Joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution) was born on February - 21.  

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

1674  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 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.