Famous Deaths In July - 21

1160  Peterus Lombardus, Italian theologist/bishop of Paris, dies on July - 21.  

1425  Manuel Paleologus, Byzantine Emperor (1391-1425)/writer, dies on this day in history.  

1540  John I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies on July - 21.  

1544  Death of René of Chalon [Renatus of Nassau], prince of Orange, slain in battle on July - 21.  

1683  On July - 21 death of lord William Russell, English plotter against Charles II, beheaded  

1688  Death of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English statesman and soldier (b. 1610) on this day in history.  

1717  On July - 21 niccolo Amenta, Italian poet (La Gostanza), dies  

1782  On July - 21 placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, composer, dies at 63  

1793  On this day in history death of bruni d'Entrecasteaux, French explorer (b. 1739)  

1796  On July - 21 robert Burns, Scottish poet (Auld Lang Syne), dies at 37  

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1798  Death of François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Austrian field marshal (b. 1733) on July - 21.  

1821  Maurice J M prince de Broglie, bishop of Ghent, dies at about 55 on July - 21.  

1831  On July - 21 emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen), dies at 55  

1861  On July - 21 francis Stebbins Bartow, Confederate colonel, dies in battle at 44  

1870  Josef Strauss, Austrian composer (Dynamids), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1880  Death of Hiram Walden, American politician (b. 1800) on this day in history.  

1888  Matthias J Scheeben, German theologist (Natur und Gnade), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1889  Death of Nelson Dewey, American politician, 1st Governor of Wisconsin (b. 1813) on this day in history.  

1891  On this day in history franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor, dies at 51  

1899  Death of Robert G. Ingersoll, American politician and military officer (b. 1833) on July - 21.  

1910  On this day in history johan Peter Selmer, composer, dies at 66  

1917  On this day in history christopher J Forster, British RAF-pilot/capt, dies in battle  

1922  On July - 21 death of djemal Pasha, dictator of Turkey, murdered  

1927  J J Lyons, cricketer (14 Tests for Australia), dies on July - 21.  

1928  Ellen A Terry, Brits actress/dir (Imperial Theatre), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1932  Death of Bill Gleason, late 19th century baseball player on this day in history.  

1938  On this day in history death of owen Wister, American author (b. 1860)  

1941  Death of Bohdan Lepky, Ukrainian writer and poet (b. 1872) on July - 21.  

1943  On July - 21 charles William Paddock, 100m runner (Olympic-gold-1920), dies at 42  

1944  On this day in history gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau  

1946  Death of Gualberto Villarroel, President of Bolivia (b. 1908) on this day in history.  

1948  Arshile Gorky, abstract expressionist, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

1950  On July - 21 albert Riemenschneider, composer, dies at 71  

1957  Bernard Spooner, US inventor (bulletproof jacket), dies on this day in history.  

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0810  On July - 21 birth of imam Bukhari, Islamic scholar (d. 870)  

1515  On July - 21 birth of st Philippus Nerius, [Philippo Neri], Italian merchant/priest  

1620  Jean Picard, French astronomer was born on July - 21.  

1664  On July - 21 birth of matthew Prior, English poet  

1676  On July - 21 birth of anthony Collins, English philosopher (A discourse on free-thinking)  

1693  On July - 21 birth of thomas Pelham-Holles 1st duke of Newcastle, Engl minister of finance  

1706  On this day in history birth of pierre Lyonet, zoologist/cryptologist (Anatomy of Wilgehoutrups)  

1710  Paul Möhring, German physician (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.