Famous Deaths Happened In May - 21

0987  Louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies on May - 21.   

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

1481  On May - 21 christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies   

1512  On May - 21 death of pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena   

1524  On May - 21 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  On May - 21 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  Death of Elizabeth Poole, Puritan businesswoman on May - 21.   

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

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

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  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 May - 21.   

1742  Death of Lars Roberg, Swedish physician (b. 1664) on this day in history.   

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

1786  On this day in history carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist, dies at 43   

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

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

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

1844  Guiseppi Baini, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

1862  On May - 21 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  Karol Mikuli, composer, dies at 77 on May - 21.   

1911  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1527  Philip II, King of Spain (1556-98) & Portugal (1580-98) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1671  On May - 21 birth of azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer   

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  Antonio Corbisiero, composer was born on May - 21.