Famous Deaths Happened 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 May - 21.   

1542  On this day in history 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  Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, poet/playwright (Warenar), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

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

1664  On May - 21 death of elizabeth Poole, Puritan businesswoman   

1670  On May - 21 death of niccolo Zucchi, Italian astronomer (b. 1586)   

1686  On this day in history 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  On May - 21 roemer Vlacq, Dutch admiral, dies in battle   

1719  On May - 21 death of pierre Poiret, French mystic (b. 1646)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  Joseph Wolfl, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

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

1860  On May - 21 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  Gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1894  August A Kundt, German physicist, (test of Kundt), dies at 54 on May - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of philip II, King of Spain (1556-98) & Portugal (1580-98)   

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

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

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

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