Famous Deaths In February - 21

0556  On this day in history maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies   

1437  On this day in history death of king James I of Scotland (b. 1394)   

1471  On this day in history death of john of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop   

1513  Julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69 on February - 21.   

1554  Hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies on February - 21.   

1595  Death of Robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged on this day in history.   

1624  On February - 21 dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28   

1648  Christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies on this day in history.   

1653  On this day in history adriaen Pauw, master of Heemstede/Dutch Grand Pensionary, dies at 71   

1668  Death of John Thurloe, English Puritan spy (b. 1616) on February - 21.   

1677  On this day in history [Benedictus] Baruch Spinoza, philosopher, dies at 44   

1684  Pieter van den Abeelen, Dutch medallist/jeweller, dies at about 75 on February - 21.   

1689  On this day in history isaacus Vossius, Dutch [Isaac Vos], librarian, dies   

1711  On February - 21 joan van Hoorn, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1707-09), dies at 57   

1715  Death of Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, Governor of the Province of Maryland (b. 1637) on this day in history.   

1730  Benedict XIII, [Pietro F Orsini], Pope (1724-30), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1788  Death of Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723) on February - 21.   

1790  Johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1803  On February - 21 death of edward Despard, last person drawn & quartered in England   

1821  Death of Georg Friedrich von Martens, German diplomat (b. 1756) on this day in history.   

1824  On February - 21 death of eugène de Beauharnais, son of Napoleon's wife, Josephine (b. 1781)   

1842  On February - 21 wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85   

1846  On February - 21 death of emperor Ninko of Japan (b. 1800)   

1862  On February - 21 justinus A C Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer, dies at 75   

1864  Jeffery Forrest, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle on February - 21.   

1872  Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82 on February - 21.   

1876  Henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70 on February - 21.   

1879  On this day in history peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69   

1884  On this day in history john Pike Hullah, composer, dies at 71   

1894  Gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding designer/painter, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1901  Death of George Francis FitzGerald, Irish mathematician (b. 1851) on February - 21.   

1919  Giovanni Bolzoni, composer, dies at 77 on February - 21.   

1920  On this day in history death of jacinta Marto, witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (b. 1910)   

1924  On this day in history salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer, dies at 78   

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1417  Louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt) was born on February - 21.   

1484  On this day in history birth of joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution)   

1556  Sethus Calvisius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1674  On February - 21 birth of johann Augustin Kobelius, composer   

1675  On February - 21 birth of franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750)   

1684  On this day in history birth of justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator)   

1690  On this day in history birth of christoph Stoltzenberg, composer   

1705  On this day in history birth of edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781)