Famous Deaths Happened In July - 21
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
1160 On July - 21 peterus Lombardus, Italian theologist/bishop of Paris, dies
1425 Manuel Paleologus, Byzantine Emperor (1391-1425)/writer, dies on this day in history.
1540 On this day in history john I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies
1544 Death of René of Chalon [Renatus of Nassau], prince of Orange, slain in battle on this day in history.
1683 On July - 21 death of lord William Russell, English plotter against Charles II, beheaded
1688 On July - 21 death of james Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English statesman and soldier (b. 1610)
1717 On this day in history niccolo Amenta, Italian poet (La Gostanza), dies
1782 Placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.
1793 Death of Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, French explorer (b. 1739) on this day in history.
1796 On this day in history robert Burns, Scottish poet (Auld Lang Syne), dies at 37
1798 On July - 21 death of françois Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Austrian field marshal (b. 1733)
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 Francis Stebbins Bartow, Confederate colonel, dies in battle at 44 on this day in history.
1870 Josef Strauss, Austrian composer (Dynamids), dies at 42 on this day in history.
1880 Death of Hiram Walden, American politician (b. 1800) on July - 21.
1888 On this day in history matthias J Scheeben, German theologist (Natur und Gnade), dies at 53
1889 Death of Nelson Dewey, American politician, 1st Governor of Wisconsin (b. 1813) on this day in history.
1891 Franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor, dies at 51 on this day in history.
1899 On July - 21 death of robert G. Ingersoll, American politician and military officer (b. 1833)
1910 Johan Peter Selmer, composer, dies at 66 on July - 21.
1917 Christopher J Forster, British RAF-pilot/capt, dies in battle on this day in history.
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 Death of Owen Wister, American author (b. 1860) on July - 21.
1941 Death of Bohdan Lepky, Ukrainian writer and poet (b. 1872) on this day in history.
1943 Charles William Paddock, 100m runner (Olympic-gold-1920), dies at 42 on this day in history.
1944 On this day in history gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau
1946 On this day in history death of gualberto Villarroel, President of Bolivia (b. 1908)
1948 Arshile Gorky, abstract expressionist, dies at 43 on this day in history.
1950 On this day in history albert Riemenschneider, composer, dies at 71
1957 Bernard Spooner, US inventor (bulletproof jacket), dies on July - 21.
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