Famous Deaths In April - 21

1073  Alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies on April - 21.   

1109  Anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.   

1142  Death of Pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079) on this day in history.   

1329  On this day in history death of frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282)   

1509  Henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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

1552  Peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1557  On this day in history death of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495)   

1574  On April - 21 cosimo d' Medici, Italian duke of Toscane, dies at about 54   

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  On this day in history death of jean Racine, French dramatist (b. 1639)   

1701  On this day in history death of asano Naganori, Japanese warlord (b. 1667)   

1719  Death of Philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and historian (b. 1640) on April - 21.   

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

1722  On April - 21 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 April - 21.   

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

1793  Death of John Michell, English seismologist (b. 1724) on this day in history.   

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

1825  On this day in history death of johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathemattician (b. 1765)   

1852  On this day in history death of ivan Nabokov, Russian general (b. 1787)   

1868  Death of Henry James O'Farrell, Australian would-be assassin of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh on this day in history.   

1871  Elisabeth Grube, writer, dies on April - 21.   

1878  On April - 21 temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62   

1898  On April - 21 louis Theodore Gouvy, composer, dies at 78   

1899  Heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1900  Heinrich Vogl, composer, dies at 55 on April - 21.   

1910  On April - 21 mark Twain, [Samuel Clemens], auther (Huckleberry Finn), dies at 74   

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

1922  Death of Alessandro Moreschi, Italian castrato (b. 1858) on this day in history.   

1924  On April - 21 eleanora Duse, Ital actress (La Gioconda, La Locandiera), dies at 64   

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1488  On April - 21 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 April - 21.   

1652  On this day in history birth of michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719)   

1671  John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

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