Famous Deaths In July - 21

1160  On July - 21 peterus Lombardus, Italian theologist/bishop of Paris, dies  

1425  Manuel Paleologus, Byzantine Emperor (1391-1425)/writer, dies on July - 21.  

1540  On this day in history john I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies  

1544  On this day in history death of rené of Chalon [Renatus of Nassau], prince of Orange, slain in battle  

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

1688  On this day in history death of james Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English statesman and soldier (b. 1610)  

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

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

1793  Death of Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, French explorer (b. 1739) on this day in history.  

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

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

1821  On July - 21 maurice J M prince de Broglie, bishop of Ghent, dies at about 55  

1831  Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1861  On this day in history francis Stebbins Bartow, Confederate colonel, dies in battle at 44  

1870  On July - 21 josef Strauss, Austrian composer (Dynamids), dies at 42  

1880  On this day in history death of hiram Walden, American politician (b. 1800)  

1888  Matthias J Scheeben, German theologist (Natur und Gnade), dies at 53 on July - 21.  

1889  On this day in history death of nelson Dewey, American politician, 1st Governor of Wisconsin (b. 1813)  

1891  On July - 21 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  Johan Peter Selmer, composer, dies at 66 on July - 21.  

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 this day in history.  

1928  On July - 21 ellen A Terry, Brits actress/dir (Imperial Theatre), dies at 81  

1932  On this day in history death of bill Gleason, late 19th century baseball player  

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

1941  On this day in history death of bohdan Lepky, Ukrainian writer and poet (b. 1872)  

1943  On this day in history charles William Paddock, 100m runner (Olympic-gold-1920), dies at 42  

1944  On July - 21 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  On July - 21 arshile Gorky, abstract expressionist, dies at 43  

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  Imam Bukhari, Islamic scholar (d. 870) was born on July - 21.  

1515  On this day in history birth of st Philippus Nerius, [Philippo Neri], Italian merchant/priest  

1620  Jean Picard, French astronomer was born on this day in history.  

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

1676  On this day in history 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  Pierre Lyonet, zoologist/cryptologist (Anatomy of Wilgehoutrups) was born on this day in history.  

1710  Paul Möhring, German physician (d. 1792) was born on July - 21.