Famous Deaths In April - 21

1073  On this day in history alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies   

1109  On this day in history anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

1142  On April - 21 death of pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079)   

1329  Death of Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282) on this day in history.   

1509  On April - 21 henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52   

1551  On April - 21 death of oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510)   

1552  On this day in history peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50   

1557  Death of Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495) on this day in history.   

1574  Cosimo d' Medici, Italian duke of Toscane, dies at about 54 on this day in history.   

1652  Pietro Della Valle, composer, dies at 66 on April - 21.   

1696  On this day in history andres de Sola, composer, dies at 61   

1699  Death of Jean Racine, French dramatist (b. 1639) on April - 21.   

1701  Death of Asano Naganori, Japanese warlord (b. 1667) on April - 21.   

1719  Death of Philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and historian (b. 1640) on this day in history.   

1720  Death of Antoine Hamilton, French writer (b. 1646) on this day in history.   

1722  On this day in history death of robert Beverley, Jr., historian of Colonial Virginia (b. 1673)   

1730  Jan Palfijn, Flemish physician/inventor (forceps), dies at 79 on April - 21.   

1736  Frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1780  Ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1792  Death of Tiradentes, Brazilian revolutionary (b. 1746) on this day in history.   

1793  Death of John Michell, English seismologist (b. 1724) on April - 21.   

1815  On April - 21 death of joseph Winston, U.S. Congressman from North Carolina (b. 1746)   

1825  On April - 21 death of johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathemattician (b. 1765)   

1852  On April - 21 death of ivan Nabokov, Russian general (b. 1787)   

1868  On this day in history death of henry James O'Farrell, Australian would-be assassin of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh   

1871  On this day in history elisabeth Grube, writer, dies   

1878  On this day in history temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62   

1898  Louis Theodore Gouvy, composer, dies at 78 on April - 21.   

1899  On this day in history heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80   

1900  Heinrich Vogl, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1910  Mark Twain, [Samuel Clemens], auther (Huckleberry Finn), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history death of "Red Baron", [Manfred von Richtofen], shot down in WW I at 25   

1922  On this day in history death of alessandro Moreschi, Italian castrato (b. 1858)   

1924  On this day in history eleanora Duse, Ital actress (La Gioconda, La Locandiera), dies at 64   

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1488  On this day in history birth of ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot   

1546  Arcangelo Crivelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1555  Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619) was born on April - 21.   

1619  John A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony) was born on this day in history.   

1651  Blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711) was born on this day in history.   

1652  Michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.   

1671  On this day in history birth of john Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729)   

1672  On April - 21 birth of johann Philipp Kafer, composer