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  Christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies on this day in history.  

1512  On this day in history death of pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena  

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

1639  On May - 21 giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70  

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

1650  Death of James G, Marquis of Montrose, Scottish general, hanged on May - 21.  

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1664  On May - 21 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  Roemer Vlacq, Dutch admiral, dies in battle on May - 21.  

1719  On May - 21 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 this day in history.  

1771  On this day in history death of christopher Smart, English poet (b. 1722)  

1786  Carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist, dies at 43 on May - 21.  

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

1810  On this day in history charles GLAAT chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, French spy, dies at 81  

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  On this day in history gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73  

1894  August A Kundt, German physicist, (test of Kundt), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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

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

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  Philip II, King of Spain (1556-98) & Portugal (1580-98) was born on May - 21.  

1633  Joseph de La Barre, composer was born on May - 21.  

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

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

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