Famous Deaths In December - 21

0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on this day in history.   

0918  On this day in history conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies   

1295  Death of Marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221) on December - 21.   

1308  On this day in history henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies   

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  On December - 21 death of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)   

1579  Death of Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on this day in history.   

1597  Petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1674  On this day in history rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66   

1734  Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54 on December - 21.   

1736  Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45 on December - 21.   

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  William Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51 on December - 21.   

1873  Death of Francis Garnier, French explorer (b. 1839) on this day in history.   

1889  On December - 21 joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham, dies at 61   

1890  Niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73 on December - 21.   

1900  Death of Roger Wolcott, American political figure, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1847) on December - 21.   

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  A O Jones, cricketer (12 Tests for England 1899-1909), dies on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history death of claude Tozer, cricketer (dashing NSW batsman, shot to death   

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 December - 21.   

1933  On December - 21 knud J V Rasmussen, Danish Pole explorer (Thule), dies at 54   

1935  On this day in history 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  Leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.   

1401  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on December - 21.   

1518  On December - 21 birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician   

1537  On December - 21 birth of johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92)   

1596  On December - 21 birth of petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646)   

1603  On December - 21 birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

1616  On this day in history birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

1628  On this day in history birth of samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer