Famous Deaths In November - 21

0496  Death of Pope Gelasius I on this day in history.  

1361  On this day in history death of philip I, Duke of Burgundy (plague) (b. 1346)  

1481  On November - 21 ikkyu Sojun, Zen head of Daitokuji temple, dies in Kyoto, Japan at 87  

1555  On this day in history georg Agricola, [Bauer], German mineralogist (zinc), dies at 61  

1566  Death of Annibale Caro, Italian poet (b. 1507) on this day in history.  

1579  Death of Thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier on this day in history.  

1580  Death of Willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed on this day in history.  

1610  Benedict van Canfield, [William Fish], English missionary, dies on this day in history.  

1652  On November - 21 death of jan Brożek, Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer (b. 1585)  

1695  Henry Purcell, English composer (Indian Queen), dies at 36 on this day in history.  

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1710  Barnardo Pasquini, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1728  Fjodor M graaf Apraksin, Russian gen-admiral, dies at about 57 on November - 21.  

1730  On this day in history death of françois de Troy, French portrait artist  

1775  On this day in history death of john Hill, British writer  

1811  Heinrich W von Kleist, German playwright, dies at 34 on this day in history.  

1813  On this day in history william Russell, composer, dies at 36  

1817  On this day in history death of richard B Garnett, killed during Pickett's Charge, Brig Gen  

1844  On this day in history death of ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist (b. 1769)  

1863  On this day in history joseph Mayseder, composer, dies at 74  

1870  On November - 21 karel J Erben, Czech poet (Ruiker), dies at 69  

1875  On this day in history friedrich A Lange, philosopher/socialist (Neo-Kantianism), dies at 67  

1881  On this day in history death of ami Boué, Austrian geologist (b. 1794)  

1882  Sergei G Netsjajev, Russian nihilist, dies at 35 on this day in history.  

1899  On November - 21 garret Augustus Hobart, 24th VP, dies  

1900  J J Ferris, cricketer (48 wickets for Aust in 8 Tests in 1880's), dies on November - 21.  

1907  On November - 21 gaetano Braga, composer, dies at 78  

1916  Franz Jozef I, King of Austria/Hungary, dies on this day in history.  

1920  On this day in history caryl Florio, composer, dies at 77  

1922  Death of Ricardo Flores Magón, Mexican anarchist (b. 1874) on this day in history.  

1924  On November - 21 death of florence Harding, American First Lady (b. 1860)  

1928  On November - 21 hermann Sudermann, German author (Frau Sorge), dies  

1932  On November - 21 vito Pardo, Italian sculptor (Columbus monument Argentina), dies  

1938  On November - 21 leopold Godowsky, pianist/composer, dies at 68  

1940  Geoffrey Legge, cricketer (WWII 196 Eng v NZ Auckland 1930), dies on this day in history.  

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1495  John Bale, England, bishop/anti-catholic playwright (Kynge Johan) was born on November - 21.  

1561  On this day in history birth of carolus Scribani, Italian/Flemish jesuit/author  

1567  Anne de Xainctonge, French saint (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.  

1637  Catharina Questiers, Dutch poetess (Friend of Abandoned Child) was born on this day in history.  

1645  Johann Lohner, composer was born on November - 21.  

1683  On November - 21 birth of johann Michael Muller, composer  

1692  Carlo Fragoni, Italy, poet was born on November - 21.  

1694  Voltaire, [Francois-Marie Arouet], France, writer, essayist, philosopher and playwright (Candide) (. 1778) was born on this day in history.