Famous Deaths In November - 21

0496  On this day in history death of pope Gelasius I   

1361  On November - 21 death of philip I, Duke of Burgundy (plague) (b. 1346)   

1481  On this day in history ikkyu Sojun, Zen head of Daitokuji temple, dies in Kyoto, Japan at 87   

1555  Georg Agricola, [Bauer], German mineralogist (zinc), dies at 61 on November - 21.   

1566  On November - 21 death of annibale Caro, Italian poet (b. 1507)   

1579  On this day in history death of thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier   

1580  Death of Willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed on this day in history.   

1610  On November - 21 benedict van Canfield, [William Fish], English missionary, dies   

1652  Death of Jan Brożek, Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer (b. 1585) on this day in history.   

1695  On November - 21 henry Purcell, English composer (Indian Queen), dies at 36   

1710  Barnardo Pasquini, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1728  On this day in history fjodor M graaf Apraksin, Russian gen-admiral, dies at about 57   

1730  Death of François de Troy, French portrait artist on November - 21.   

1775  Death of John Hill, British writer on November - 21.   

1811  Heinrich W von Kleist, German playwright, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1813  William Russell, composer, dies at 36 on November - 21.   

1817  On this day in history death of richard B Garnett, killed during Pickett's Charge, Brig Gen   

1844  Death of Ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist (b. 1769) on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history joseph Mayseder, composer, dies at 74   

1870  On November - 21 karel J Erben, Czech poet (Ruiker), dies at 69   

1875  On November - 21 friedrich A Lange, philosopher/socialist (Neo-Kantianism), dies at 67   

1881  On November - 21 death of ami Boué, Austrian geologist (b. 1794)   

1882  Sergei G Netsjajev, Russian nihilist, dies at 35 on November - 21.   

1899  On this day in history garret Augustus Hobart, 24th VP, dies   

1900  On this day in history j J Ferris, cricketer (48 wickets for Aust in 8 Tests in 1880's), dies   

1907  Gaetano Braga, composer, dies at 78 on November - 21.   

1916  Franz Jozef I, King of Austria/Hungary, dies on this day in history.   

1920  Caryl Florio, composer, dies at 77 on November - 21.   

1922  Death of Ricardo Flores Magón, Mexican anarchist (b. 1874) on this day in history.   

1924  Death of Florence Harding, American First Lady (b. 1860) on November - 21.   

1928  On November - 21 hermann Sudermann, German author (Frau Sorge), dies   

1932  Vito Pardo, Italian sculptor (Columbus monument Argentina), dies on November - 21.   

1938  On November - 21 leopold Godowsky, pianist/composer, dies at 68   

1940  On this day in history geoffrey Legge, cricketer (WWII 196 Eng v NZ Auckland 1930), dies   

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1495  On this day in history birth of john Bale, England, bishop/anti-catholic playwright (Kynge Johan)   

1561  Carolus Scribani, Italian/Flemish jesuit/author was born on November - 21.   

1567  Anne de Xainctonge, French saint (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1637  On November - 21 birth of catharina Questiers, Dutch poetess (Friend of Abandoned Child)   

1645  On this day in history birth of johann Lohner, composer   

1683  Johann Michael Muller, composer was born on November - 21.   

1692  On this day in history birth of carlo Fragoni, Italy, poet   

1694  Voltaire, [Francois-Marie Arouet], France, writer, essayist, philosopher and playwright (Candide) (. 1778) was born on November - 21.