Famous Deaths In May - 21

0987  Louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies on this day in history.  

1254  Koenraad IV, RC-German king (1237-54), dies at 26 on May - 21.  

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 this day in history thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80  

1542  On May - 21 hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R  

1607  On May - 21 death of john Rainolds, English scholar (b. 1549)  

1639  Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70 on May - 21.  

1647  Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, poet/playwright (Warenar), dies at about 65 on this day in history.  

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

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1664  Death of Elizabeth Poole, Puritan businesswoman on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1690  On May - 21 john Eliot, English missionary in Massachusetts, dies at 85  

1703  Roemer Vlacq, Dutch admiral, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1719  On May - 21 death of pierre Poiret, French mystic (b. 1646)  

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 this day in history death of christopher Smart, English poet (b. 1722)  

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

1790  On May - 21 thomas Warton, English poet (Oxford sausage), dies  

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

1812  On May - 21 joseph Wolfl, composer, dies at 38  

1815  On this day in history roman Hoffstetter, composer, dies at 73  

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

1844  On this day in history guiseppi Baini, composer, dies at 68  

1860  Johannes Frederick Frohlich, composer, dies at 53 on May - 21.  

1862  Death of John Drew, Irish-born American actor (b. 1827) on this day in history.  

1879  On this day in history death of arturo Prat, Chilean naval officer (b. 1848)  

1885  Gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73 on May - 21.  

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

1895  Franz von Suppe, Austrian composer (Poet und Bauer), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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

1911  Death of Williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (b. 1857) on May - 21.  

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1471  Albrecht Durer, Nornberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker was born on this day in history.  

1527  On this day in history birth of philip II, King of Spain (1556-98) & Portugal (1580-98)  

1633  Joseph de La Barre, composer was born on this day in history.  

1653  On this day in history 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 May - 21.  

1688  On May - 21 birth of alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock)  

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