Famous Deaths In December - 21

1945  George S Patton, US General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60 on this day in history.   

1948  On December - 21 death of seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged   

1955  On December - 21 dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65   

1956  Lewis M Terman, psychologist (Genetic studies of genius), dies at 79 on December - 21.   

1957  On this day in history eric Coates, composer, dies at 71   

1958  H[arry] B[yron] Warner, actor (10 Commandments, New Moon), dies at 83 on December - 21.   

1959  On this day in history death of rosanjin, Japanese calligrapher, restaurateur and ceramicist (b. 1883)   

1963  On this day in history jack Hobbs, cricketer (61 Tests for England), dies   

1964  Death of Carl Van Vechten, American writer and photographer (b. 1880) on this day in history.   

1965  Claude Adonai Champagne, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1967  Louis Washkansky, 18 days after 1st heart transplant, dies at 55 on December - 21.   

1972  Horace Mann Bond, president of Lincoln University (Pa), dies at 70 on December - 21.   

1974  Richard Long, actor (Nanny & Professor), dies at 47 on December - 21.   

1975  William Lundigan, announcer (CBS Mystery Theater), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1976  Edward Bartlett, cricketer (WI Test batsman in 5 Tests 1928-31), dies on this day in history.   

1979  Bill Anderson, cricketer (Test for NZ 1946, scored five & one), dies on this day in history.   

1980  On December - 21 marc Connelly, playwright (One Minute Please), dies at 90   

1981  On this day in history death of allan Dwan, Canadian-born American director and screenwriter (b. 1885)   

1983  Rod Cameron, actor (Santa Fe Passage, Stampede), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1987  Robert Paige, actor (Son of Dracula, Pardon My Sarong), dies on December - 21.   

1988  On December - 21 bob Steele, [Robert Bradbury], dies after short illness at 60   

1989  On this day in history jan Cikker, composer, dies at 78   

1990  Death of Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, American aeronautical engineer (Lockheed Skunk Works; b. 1910) on December - 21.   

1992  On this day in history albert King, US blues singer/guitarist (Crosscut Saw), dies at 71   

1993  On December - 21 philip Christison, British general (Rangoon), dies at 100   

1994  Dean Rusk, US Sect of State, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1995  Robert Francis Vere Heuston, professor of law, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1996  Margaret E Rey, author of children's books, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1997  Bruce Woodcock, boxer, dies at 76 on December - 21.   

1998  Death of Roger Avon, Durham actor (b. 1914) on December - 21.   

2001  On this day in history death of dick Schaap, American sports journalist (b. 1934)   

2003  Death of Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Spanish playboy and businessman (b. 1924) on this day in history.   

2004  Death of Autar Singh Paintal, Indian medical scientist (b. 1925) on this day in history.   

2005  On December - 21 death of elrod Hendricks, American baseball player and coach (b. 1940)   

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

1401  On December - 21 birth of tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)   

1518  On this day in history birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician   

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on this day in history.   

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

1603  On this day in history birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

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

1628  On December - 21 birth of samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer