Famous Deaths In December - 21
Thursday, 17 October 2024
0072 Death of Thomas the Apostle on December - 21.
0918 Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on this day in history.
1295 On December - 21 death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)
1308 On this day in history henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies
1375 Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on this day in history.
1504 Death of Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442) on this day in history.
1549 On this day in history death of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)
1579 On this day in history death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter
1597 On this day in history petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76
1674 Rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66 on this day in history.
1734 Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.
1736 Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45 on December - 21.
1755 On December - 21 caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47
1807 On this day in history death of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (b. 1725)
1820 Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.
1824 Death of James Parkinson, English physician, geologist, paleontologist, and political activist (b. 1755) on December - 21.
1859 On this day in history nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66
1864 On December - 21 william Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51
1873 On this day in history death of francis Garnier, French explorer (b. 1839)
1889 On December - 21 joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham, dies at 61
1890 On December - 21 niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73
1900 On December - 21 death of roger Wolcott, American political figure, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1847)
1906 Adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 58 on December - 21.
1907 On this day in history oskar Lassar, German dermatologist (public baths), dies at 58
1914 A O Jones, cricketer (12 Tests for England 1899-1909), dies on this day in history.
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 December - 21.
1927 On this day in history jack Saunders, cricketer (79 wickets-14 Tests for Aust 1902-08), dies
1928 On this day in history harry Butt, cricketer (England wicket-keeper v S Africa 1895-96), dies
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 Frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80 on this day in history.
1940 F Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44 on December - 21.
1942 On December - 21 leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63
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