Famous Deaths In October - 21

1125  On October - 21 death of cosmas of Prague, Bohemian writer  

1204  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, English nobleman on this day in history.  

1221  On this day in history death of alix of Thouars, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1201)  

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

1422  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422), dies at 54 on October - 21.  

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

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

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  On October - 21 johannes Vasaeus, Flemish humanist/historian, dies at about 49  

1600  On this day in history death of toda Katsushige, Japanese warlord (b. 1557)  

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  Tumengung Buraksa, Matarams/Javanese general, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1637  Laurens Reael, vice-governor of Ambon/poet/admiral, dies at 54 on October - 21.  

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

1662  Henry Lawes, composer, dies at 66 on October - 21.  

1687  On October - 21 edmund Waller, English poet/plotter (Waller's plot), dies  

1765  Giovanni Paolo Pannini/Panini, Italian painter/architect, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

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

1810  Franz Teyber, composer, dies at 52 on October - 21.  

1861  Edward Dickinson Baker, US attorney/senator, dies in battle at 50 on this day in history.  

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

1886  On October - 21 jose Hernandez, Argentine poet (La vuelta the MartinFierro), dies  

1896  On October - 21 death of james Henry Greathead, British engineer (b. 1844)  

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

1904  On October - 21 death of isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and writer (b. 1877)  

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1449  On October - 21 birth of george, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. 1478)  

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 this day in history.  

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  On October - 21 birth of georg Ernst Stahl, German scientist (d. 1734)