Famous Deaths In October - 21

1125  On this day in history death of cosmas of Prague, Bohemian writer  

1204  On this day in history death of robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, English nobleman  

1221  Death of Alix of Thouars, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1201) on October - 21.  

1266  On this day in history death of birger jarl, Swedish statesman (b. 1210)  

1422  On this day in history charles VI, King of France (1380-1422), dies at 54  

1439  On this day in history traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist/leader, dies at 53  

1500  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1442)  

1505  On October - 21 death of paul Scriptoris, German mathematician  

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 this day in history.  

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1600  On October - 21 death of toda Katsushige, Japanese warlord (b. 1557)  

1623  On October - 21 death of william Wade, English statesman and diplomat (b. 1546)  

1627  Frederik de Houtman, navigator/governor of Ambon, dies at about 56 on October - 21.  

1629  On this day in history tumengung Buraksa, Matarams/Javanese general, dies in battle  

1637  On this day in history laurens Reael, vice-governor of Ambon/poet/admiral, dies at 54  

1650  Pedro de Espinosa, Spanish poet/writer, dies on this day in history.  

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 October - 21 giovanni Paolo Pannini/Panini, Italian painter/architect, dies at 73  

1773  On October - 21 johann Conrad Schlaun, German barok architect, dies at 78  

1775  Death of Peyton Randolph, American president of the Continental Congress (b. 1721) on October - 21.  

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

1793  On October - 21 johann Ernst Hartmann, composer, dies at 66  

1798  On this day in history johann Christoph Schmugel, composer, dies at 71  

1805  On October - 21 horatio Nelson, dies in Battle of Trafalgar  

1810  Franz Teyber, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1861  On October - 21 edward Dickinson Baker, US attorney/senator, dies in battle at 50  

1863  Lambertus GC Ledeboer, Dutch old-reformed vicar, dies at 55 on October - 21.  

1872  On October - 21 jacques Babinet, French physicist/mathematician/astronomer, dies at 78  

1873  On this day in history death of johann Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian poet (b. 1807)  

1886  Jose Hernandez, Argentine poet (La vuelta the MartinFierro), dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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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  On October - 21 birth of nicolo Rubini, composer  

1581  On this day in history birth of domenico Zampieri, Italian painter (d. 1641)  

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

1650  On October - 21 birth of jean Bart, French captain/sea hero (Escape from Plymouth)  

1660  On this day in history birth of georg Ernst Stahl, German scientist (d. 1734)