Famous Deaths In May - 21

0987  Louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies on this day in history.  

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

1524  Thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80 on this day in history.  

1542  Hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R on this day in history.  

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  Death of Niccolo Zucchi, Italian astronomer (b. 1586) on May - 21.  

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

1690  On May - 21 john Eliot, English missionary in Massachusetts, dies at 85  

1703  Roemer Vlacq, Dutch admiral, dies in battle on May - 21.  

1719  Death of Pierre Poiret, French mystic (b. 1646) on May - 21.  

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

1742  On this day in history 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  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 May - 21.  

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

1844  On May - 21 guiseppi Baini, composer, dies at 68  

1860  On May - 21 johannes Frederick Frohlich, composer, dies at 53  

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

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

1885  Gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73 on May - 21.  

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  Death of Williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (b. 1857) on May - 21.  

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

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  Alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock) was born on this day in history.  

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