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  On October - 21 death of alix of Thouars, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1201)   

1266  On October - 21 death of birger jarl, Swedish statesman (b. 1210)   

1422  On October - 21 charles VI, King of France (1380-1422), dies at 54   

1439  Traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist/leader, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italian physician (Poetice), dies at 74 on October - 21.   

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

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

1623  Death of William Wade, English statesman and diplomat (b. 1546) on this day in history.   

1627  Frederik de Houtman, navigator/governor of Ambon, dies at about 56 on this day in history.   

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

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

1650  Pedro de Espinosa, Spanish poet/writer, dies on October - 21.   

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

1687  Edmund Waller, English poet/plotter (Waller's plot), dies on October - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1777  Death of Samuel Foote, English dramatist and actor (b. 1720) on this day in history.   

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

1798  On October - 21 johann Christoph Schmugel, composer, dies at 71   

1805  On this day in history horatio Nelson, dies in Battle of Trafalgar   

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  Death of Johann Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian poet (b. 1807) on this day in history.   

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

1896  On October - 21 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 this day in history.   

1527  On this day in history birth of louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1578)   

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

1574  On October - 21 birth of nicolo Rubini, composer   

1581  On October - 21 birth of domenico Zampieri, Italian painter (d. 1641)   

1582  Johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII was born on October - 21.   

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

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