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 this day in history.  

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

1512  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.  

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

1647  On this day in history pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, poet/playwright (Warenar), dies at about 65  

1650  On May - 21 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  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 this day in history.  

1719  Death of Pierre Poiret, French mystic (b. 1646) on this day in history.  

1725  Robert Haley earl of Oxford, English Whig-premier (1710-4), dies at 63 on May - 21.  

1742  On May - 21 death of lars Roberg, Swedish physician (b. 1664)  

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

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  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 this day in history.  

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

1817  On this day in history johann Friedrich Christmann, composer, dies at 64  

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

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 this day in history.  

1879  Death of Arturo Prat, Chilean naval officer (b. 1848) on May - 21.  

1885  On May - 21 gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73  

1894  On May - 21 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 May - 21.  

1911  Death of Williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (b. 1857) on this day in history.  

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

1527  On May - 21 birth of philip II, King of Spain (1556-98) & Portugal (1580-98)  

1633  On May - 21 birth of joseph de La Barre, composer  

1653  Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. 1697) was born on May - 21.  

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

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

1688  On this day in history birth of alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock)  

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