Famous Deaths In May - 21

0987  On this day in history louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies  

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

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

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

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

1542  On this day in history hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R  

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

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  On May - 21 death of james G, Marquis of Montrose, Scottish general, hanged  

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

1670  On May - 21 death of niccolo Zucchi, Italian astronomer (b. 1586)  

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

1690  John Eliot, English missionary in Massachusetts, dies at 85 on May - 21.  

1703  On May - 21 roemer Vlacq, Dutch admiral, dies in battle  

1719  On this day in history death of pierre Poiret, French mystic (b. 1646)  

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

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

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

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

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

1810  Charles GLAAT chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, French spy, dies at 81 on May - 21.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1862  Death of John Drew, Irish-born American actor (b. 1827) on May - 21.  

1879  On May - 21 death of arturo Prat, Chilean naval officer (b. 1848)  

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

1894  On this day in history august A Kundt, German physicist, (test of Kundt), dies at 54  

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

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

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 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 this day in history birth of azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer  

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 May - 21 birth of antonio Corbisiero, composer