Famous Deaths In October - 21

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

1204  On October - 21 death of robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, English nobleman  

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

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

1500  On October - 21 death of emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1442)  

1505  Death of Paul Scriptoris, German mathematician on this day in history.  

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  

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

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

1627  On this day in history 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 this day in history laurens Reael, vice-governor of Ambon/poet/admiral, dies at 54  

1650  On October - 21 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 October - 21.  

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

1773  On this day in history johann Conrad Schlaun, German barok architect, dies at 78  

1775  Death of Peyton Randolph, American president of the Continental Congress (b. 1721) on this day in history.  

1777  On October - 21 death of samuel Foote, English dramatist and actor (b. 1720)  

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

1798  Johann Christoph Schmugel, composer, dies at 71 on October - 21.  

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 October - 21.  

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  Death of James Henry Greathead, British engineer (b. 1844) on this day in history.  

1897  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 October - 21.  

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

1574  On October - 21 birth of nicolo Rubini, composer  

1581  Domenico Zampieri, Italian painter (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.  

1582  On October - 21 birth of johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII  

1650  Jean Bart, French captain/sea hero (Escape from Plymouth) was born on October - 21.  

1660  On October - 21 birth of georg Ernst Stahl, German scientist (d. 1734)