Famous Deaths Happened In February - 21

0556  On this day in history maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies   

1437  On February - 21 death of king James I of Scotland (b. 1394)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1595  Death of Robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged on this day in history.   

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

1648  Christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies on February - 21.   

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  [Benedictus] Baruch Spinoza, philosopher, dies at 44 on February - 21.   

1684  On February - 21 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  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  Benedict XIII, [Pietro F Orsini], Pope (1724-30), dies at 81 on February - 21.   

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

1790  Johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer, dies at 64 on February - 21.   

1803  Death of Edward Despard, last person drawn & quartered in England on February - 21.   

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

1846  On February - 21 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  Jeffery Forrest, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle on February - 21.   

1872  On February - 21 pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82   

1876  Henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 February - 21.   

1920  Death of Jacinta Marto, witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

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

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

1674  On February - 21 birth of johann Augustin Kobelius, composer   

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  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)