Famous Deaths In December - 21
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
0072 On this day in history death of thomas the Apostle
0918 On December - 21 conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies
1295 On this day in history death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)
1308 Henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies on this day in history.
1375 On December - 21 giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies
1504 Death of Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442) on December - 21.
1549 Death of Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492) on December - 21.
1579 Death of Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on December - 21.
1597 On December - 21 petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76
1674 On December - 21 rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66
1734 Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.
1736 On this day in history alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45
1755 On December - 21 caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47
1807 Death of John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (b. 1725) on this day in history.
1820 Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45 on December - 21.
1824 Death of James Parkinson, English physician, geologist, paleontologist, and political activist (b. 1755) on December - 21.
1859 Nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66 on this day in history.
1864 On this day in history william Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51
1873 On December - 21 death of francis Garnier, French explorer (b. 1839)
1889 Joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1890 On this day in history niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73
1900 On this day in history death of roger Wolcott, American political figure, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1847)
1906 On this day in history adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 58
1907 Oskar Lassar, German dermatologist (public baths), dies at 58 on this day in history.
1914 On this day in history a O Jones, cricketer (12 Tests for England 1899-1909), dies
1920 Death of Claude Tozer, cricketer (dashing NSW batsman, shot to death on December - 21.
1921 P B S Pinchback, major Reconstruction politician, dies at 84 on this day in history.
1927 On this day in history jack Saunders, cricketer (79 wickets-14 Tests for Aust 1902-08), dies
1928 Harry Butt, cricketer (England wicket-keeper v S Africa 1895-96), dies on this day in history.
1933 Knud J V Rasmussen, Danish Pole explorer (Thule), dies at 54 on December - 21.
1935 On December - 21 kurt Tucholsky, Ger journalist/writer (Panter, Tiger & Co), dies at 45
1937 On this day in history frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80
1940 F Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44 on December - 21.
1942 On this day in history leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63
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