Famous Deaths In May - 21

0987  On May - 21 louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies  

1254  On May - 21 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 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 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 May - 21.  

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

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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  Death of (N. S.) Otto von Guericke, German scientist (b. 1602) on May - 21.  

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  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  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 May - 21.  

1790  On this day in history thomas Warton, English poet (Oxford sausage), dies  

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

1817  Johann Friedrich Christmann, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

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

1897  On May - 21 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 this day in history birth of albrecht Durer, Nornberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker  

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

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  On May - 21 birth of frederich Karl Erbach, composer  

1688  On May - 21 birth of alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock)  

1720  On May - 21 birth of antonio Corbisiero, composer