Famous Deaths In May - 21

0987  On May - 21 louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies  

1254  Koenraad IV, RC-German king (1237-54), dies at 26 on this day in history.  

1481  On this day in history christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies  

1512  Death of Pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena on May - 21.  

1524  On May - 21 thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80  

1542  Hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R on this day in history.  

1607  Death of John Rainolds, English scholar (b. 1549) on May - 21.  

1639  Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1647  On May - 21 pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, poet/playwright (Warenar), dies at about 65  

1650  On this day in history death of james G, Marquis of Montrose, Scottish general, hanged  

1664  On May - 21 death of elizabeth Poole, Puritan businesswoman  

1670  On this day in history death of niccolo Zucchi, Italian astronomer (b. 1586)  

1686  Death of (N. S.) Otto von Guericke, German scientist (b. 1602) on May - 21.  

1690  On this day in history john Eliot, English missionary in Massachusetts, dies at 85  

1703  Roemer Vlacq, Dutch admiral, dies in battle on May - 21.  

1719  Death of Pierre Poiret, French mystic (b. 1646) on May - 21.  

1725  Robert Haley earl of Oxford, English Whig-premier (1710-4), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1742  Death of Lars Roberg, Swedish physician (b. 1664) on May - 21.  

1771  On May - 21 death of christopher Smart, English poet (b. 1722)  

1786  On May - 21 carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist, dies at 43  

1790  Thomas Warton, English poet (Oxford sausage), dies on this day in history.  

1810  Charles GLAAT chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, French spy, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1812  Joseph Wolfl, composer, dies at 38 on May - 21.  

1815  On May - 21 roman Hoffstetter, composer, dies at 73  

1817  Johann Friedrich Christmann, composer, dies at 64 on May - 21.  

1844  Guiseppi Baini, composer, dies at 68 on May - 21.  

1860  On May - 21 johannes Frederick Frohlich, composer, dies at 53  

1862  On this day in history death of john Drew, Irish-born American actor (b. 1827)  

1879  Death of Arturo Prat, Chilean naval officer (b. 1848) on this day in history.  

1885  On this day in history gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73  

1894  August A Kundt, German physicist, (test of Kundt), dies at 54 on May - 21.  

1895  On this day in history franz von Suppe, Austrian composer (Poet und Bauer), dies at 76  

1897  Karol Mikuli, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1911  On May - 21 death of williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (b. 1857)  

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1471  Albrecht Durer, Nornberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker was born on May - 21.  

1527  Philip II, King of Spain (1556-98) & Portugal (1580-98) was born on May - 21.  

1633  Joseph de La Barre, composer was born on May - 21.  

1653  On May - 21 birth of eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. 1697)  

1671  Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer was born on May - 21.  

1680  Frederich Karl Erbach, composer was born on this day in history.  

1688  Alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock) was born on this day in history.  

1720  On this day in history birth of antonio Corbisiero, composer