Famous Deaths In February - 21

0556  On February - 21 maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies  

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 February - 21.  

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 this day in history.  

1595  On this day in history death of robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged  

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

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  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 February - 21.  

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 this day in history death of charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, Governor of the Province of Maryland (b. 1637)  

1730  On February - 21 benedict XIII, [Pietro F Orsini], Pope (1724-30), dies at 81  

1788  Death of Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723) on February - 21.  

1790  Johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history death of eugène de Beauharnais, son of Napoleon's wife, Josephine (b. 1781)  

1842  Wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1901  On this day in history 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  Salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer, dies at 78 on February - 21.  

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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 this day in history.  

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

1690  Christoph Stoltzenberg, composer was born on this day in history.  

1705  On February - 21 birth of edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781)