Famous Deaths Happened In July - 21
Monday, 22 December 2025
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 John I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies on this day in history. 

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

1683 On this day in history 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 Niccolo Amenta, Italian poet (La Gostanza), dies on this day in history. 

1782 Placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, composer, dies at 63 on July - 21. 

1793 On July - 21 death of bruni d'Entrecasteaux, French explorer (b. 1739) 

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

1798 On this day in history 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 July - 21. 

1870 Josef Strauss, Austrian composer (Dynamids), dies at 42 on July - 21. 

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 July - 21. 

1891 On July - 21 franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor, dies at 51 

1899 On this day in history death of robert G. Ingersoll, American politician and military officer (b. 1833) 

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

1938 Death of Owen Wister, American author (b. 1860) on July - 21. 

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

1943 On July - 21 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 On this day in history death of gualberto Villarroel, President of Bolivia (b. 1908) 

1948 On July - 21 arshile Gorky, abstract expressionist, dies at 43 

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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