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 May - 21.  

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

1512  Death of Pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena on this day in history.  

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

1542  On May - 21 hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R  

1607  On May - 21 death of john Rainolds, English scholar (b. 1549)  

1639  Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1647  On May - 21 pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, poet/playwright (Warenar), dies at about 65  

1650  On May - 21 death of james G, Marquis of Montrose, Scottish general, hanged  

1664  Death of Elizabeth Poole, Puritan businesswoman on May - 21.  

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 May - 21.  

1742  Death of Lars Roberg, Swedish physician (b. 1664) on this day in history.  

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

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

1790  Thomas Warton, English poet (Oxford sausage), dies on this day in history.  

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 May - 21.  

1817  On May - 21 johann Friedrich Christmann, composer, dies at 64  

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

1860  On this day in history johannes Frederick Frohlich, composer, dies at 53  

1862  On this day in history death of john Drew, Irish-born American actor (b. 1827)  

1879  On this day in history death of arturo Prat, Chilean naval officer (b. 1848)  

1885  On this day in history gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73  

1894  On May - 21 august A Kundt, German physicist, (test of Kundt), dies at 54  

1895  On this day in history franz von Suppe, Austrian composer (Poet und Bauer), dies at 76  

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  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 this day in history.  

1633  Joseph de La Barre, composer was born on this day in history.  

1653  Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.  

1671  On this day in history birth of azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer  

1680  On this day in history birth of frederich Karl Erbach, composer  

1688  Alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock) was born on May - 21.  

1720  Antonio Corbisiero, composer was born on this day in history.