Famous Deaths In October - 21

1125  Death of Cosmas of Prague, Bohemian writer on this day in history.  

1204  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, English nobleman on October - 21.  

1221  Death of Alix of Thouars, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1201) on this day in history.  

1266  Death of Birger jarl, Swedish statesman (b. 1210) on this day in history.  

1422  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1439  On October - 21 traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist/leader, dies at 53  

1500  Death of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1442) on October - 21.  

1505  Death of Paul Scriptoris, German mathematician on October - 21.  

1558  On this day in history julius Caesar Scaliger, Italian physician (Poetice), dies at 74  

1561  Johannes Vasaeus, Flemish humanist/historian, dies at about 49 on October - 21.  

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1600  Death of Toda Katsushige, Japanese warlord (b. 1557) on this day in history.  

1623  On this day in history death of william Wade, English statesman and diplomat (b. 1546)  

1627  On October - 21 frederik de Houtman, navigator/governor of Ambon, dies at about 56  

1629  On October - 21 tumengung Buraksa, Matarams/Javanese general, dies in battle  

1637  On October - 21 laurens Reael, vice-governor of Ambon/poet/admiral, dies at 54  

1650  On this day in history pedro de Espinosa, Spanish poet/writer, dies  

1662  On October - 21 henry Lawes, composer, dies at 66  

1687  Edmund Waller, English poet/plotter (Waller's plot), dies on this day in history.  

1765  On this day in history giovanni Paolo Pannini/Panini, Italian painter/architect, dies at 73  

1773  Johann Conrad Schlaun, German barok architect, dies at 78 on October - 21.  

1775  On October - 21 death of peyton Randolph, American president of the Continental Congress (b. 1721)  

1777  On this day in history death of samuel Foote, English dramatist and actor (b. 1720)  

1793  On this day in history johann Ernst Hartmann, composer, dies at 66  

1798  Johann Christoph Schmugel, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1805  Horatio Nelson, dies in Battle of Trafalgar on this day in history.  

1810  On October - 21 franz Teyber, composer, dies at 52  

1861  On this day in history edward Dickinson Baker, US attorney/senator, dies in battle at 50  

1863  On this day in history lambertus GC Ledeboer, Dutch old-reformed vicar, dies at 55  

1872  Jacques Babinet, French physicist/mathematician/astronomer, dies at 78 on October - 21.  

1873  On October - 21 death of johann Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian poet (b. 1807)  

1886  Jose Hernandez, Argentine poet (La vuelta the MartinFierro), dies on October - 21.  

1896  On this day in history death of james Henry Greathead, British engineer (b. 1844)  

1897  On October - 21 paul Kuczynski, composer, dies at 50  

1904  Death of Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and writer (b. 1877) on October - 21.  

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1449  George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. 1478) was born on October - 21.  

1527  Louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.  

1570  On this day in history birth of wolfgang Schonsleder, composer  

1574  Nicolo Rubini, composer was born on October - 21.  

1581  Domenico Zampieri, Italian painter (d. 1641) was born on October - 21.  

1582  On this day in history birth of johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII  

1650  On this day in history birth of jean Bart, French captain/sea hero (Escape from Plymouth)  

1660  Georg Ernst Stahl, German scientist (d. 1734) was born on October - 21.