Famous Deaths In May - 21

0987  On this day in history louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies   

1254  Koenraad IV, RC-German king (1237-54), dies at 26 on May - 21.   

1481  Christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies on this day in history.   

1512  Death of Pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena on this day in history.   

1524  Thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80 on this day in history.   

1542  On this day in history hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R   

1607  Death of John Rainolds, English scholar (b. 1549) on this day in history.   

1639  Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1647  Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, poet/playwright (Warenar), dies at about 65 on May - 21.   

1650  Death of James G, Marquis of Montrose, Scottish general, hanged on May - 21.   

1664  Death of Elizabeth Poole, Puritan businesswoman on this day in history.   

1670  Death of Niccolo Zucchi, Italian astronomer (b. 1586) on this day in history.   

1686  On this day in history death of (N. S.) Otto von Guericke, German scientist (b. 1602)   

1690  John Eliot, English missionary in Massachusetts, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1703  On May - 21 roemer Vlacq, Dutch admiral, dies in battle   

1719  Death of Pierre Poiret, French mystic (b. 1646) on May - 21.   

1725  Robert Haley earl of Oxford, English Whig-premier (1710-4), dies at 63 on May - 21.   

1742  On May - 21 death of lars Roberg, Swedish physician (b. 1664)   

1771  On May - 21 death of christopher Smart, English poet (b. 1722)   

1786  On this day in history carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist, dies at 43   

1790  Thomas Warton, English poet (Oxford sausage), dies on May - 21.   

1810  Charles GLAAT chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, French spy, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1812  On this day in history joseph Wolfl, composer, dies at 38   

1815  On May - 21 roman Hoffstetter, composer, dies at 73   

1817  On May - 21 johann Friedrich Christmann, composer, dies at 64   

1844  Guiseppi Baini, composer, dies at 68 on May - 21.   

1860  On this day in history johannes Frederick Frohlich, composer, dies at 53   

1862  Death of John Drew, Irish-born American actor (b. 1827) on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history death of arturo Prat, Chilean naval officer (b. 1848)   

1885  Gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1894  August A Kundt, German physicist, (test of Kundt), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1895  Franz von Suppe, Austrian composer (Poet und Bauer), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1897  Karol Mikuli, composer, dies at 77 on May - 21.   

1911  On May - 21 death of williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (b. 1857)   

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1471  On May - 21 birth of albrecht Durer, Nornberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker   

1527  On this day in history birth of philip II, King of Spain (1556-98) & Portugal (1580-98)   

1633  Joseph de La Barre, composer was born on May - 21.   

1653  On May - 21 birth of eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. 1697)   

1671  Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer was born on this day in history.   

1680  Frederich Karl Erbach, composer was born on this day in history.   

1688  Alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock) was born on this day in history.   

1720  On May - 21 birth of antonio Corbisiero, composer