Famous Deaths Happened In May - 21

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

1254  On this day in history koenraad IV, RC-German king (1237-54), dies at 26   

1481  Christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies on May - 21.   

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

1524  Thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80 on May - 21.   

1542  Hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R on May - 21.   

1607  On this day in history death of john Rainolds, English scholar (b. 1549)   

1639  On this day in history giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70   

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

1650  Death of James G, Marquis of Montrose, Scottish general, hanged on this day in history.   

1664  On this day in history death of elizabeth Poole, Puritan businesswoman   

1670  Death of Niccolo Zucchi, Italian astronomer (b. 1586) on this day in history.   

1686  On this day in history death of (N. S.) Otto von Guericke, German scientist (b. 1602)   

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

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

1719  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of lars Roberg, Swedish physician (b. 1664)   

1771  Death of Christopher Smart, English poet (b. 1722) on this day in history.   

1786  Carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1790  Thomas Warton, English poet (Oxford sausage), dies on May - 21.   

1810  On May - 21 charles GLAAT chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, French spy, dies at 81   

1812  Joseph Wolfl, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1815  Roman Hoffstetter, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1817  On May - 21 johann Friedrich Christmann, composer, dies at 64   

1844  On May - 21 guiseppi Baini, composer, dies at 68   

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

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

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

1885  Gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1894  On May - 21 august A Kundt, German physicist, (test of Kundt), dies at 54   

1895  On May - 21 franz von Suppe, Austrian composer (Poet und Bauer), dies at 76   

1897  On this day in history karol Mikuli, composer, dies at 77   

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

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1471  On May - 21 birth of albrecht Durer, Nornberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker   

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

1633  On this day in history birth of joseph de La Barre, composer   

1653  Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.   

1671  Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer was born on this day in history.   

1680  On May - 21 birth of frederich Karl Erbach, composer   

1688  Alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock) was born on May - 21.   

1720  Antonio Corbisiero, composer was born on May - 21.