Famous Deaths In October - 21

1125  Death of Cosmas of Prague, Bohemian writer on October - 21.   

1204  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, English nobleman on this day in history.   

1221  On October - 21 death of alix of Thouars, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1201)   

1266  On October - 21 death of birger jarl, Swedish statesman (b. 1210)   

1422  On October - 21 charles VI, King of France (1380-1422), dies at 54   

1439  On October - 21 traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist/leader, dies at 53   

1500  On October - 21 death of emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1442)   

1505  Death of Paul Scriptoris, German mathematician on October - 21.   

1558  On this day in history julius Caesar Scaliger, Italian physician (Poetice), dies at 74   

1561  Johannes Vasaeus, Flemish humanist/historian, dies at about 49 on this day in history.   

1600  On this day in history death of toda Katsushige, Japanese warlord (b. 1557)   

1623  On this day in history death of william Wade, English statesman and diplomat (b. 1546)   

1627  On this day in history frederik de Houtman, navigator/governor of Ambon, dies at about 56   

1629  On this day in history tumengung Buraksa, Matarams/Javanese general, dies in battle   

1637  On October - 21 laurens Reael, vice-governor of Ambon/poet/admiral, dies at 54   

1650  On this day in history pedro de Espinosa, Spanish poet/writer, dies   

1662  Henry Lawes, composer, dies at 66 on October - 21.   

1687  Edmund Waller, English poet/plotter (Waller's plot), dies on this day in history.   

1765  Giovanni Paolo Pannini/Panini, Italian painter/architect, dies at 73 on October - 21.   

1773  Johann Conrad Schlaun, German barok architect, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1775  On this day in history death of peyton Randolph, American president of the Continental Congress (b. 1721)   

1777  Death of Samuel Foote, English dramatist and actor (b. 1720) on October - 21.   

1793  On this day in history johann Ernst Hartmann, composer, dies at 66   

1798  On this day in history johann Christoph Schmugel, composer, dies at 71   

1805  On October - 21 horatio Nelson, dies in Battle of Trafalgar   

1810  On October - 21 franz Teyber, composer, dies at 52   

1861  Edward Dickinson Baker, US attorney/senator, dies in battle at 50 on October - 21.   

1863  Lambertus GC Ledeboer, Dutch old-reformed vicar, dies at 55 on October - 21.   

1872  Jacques Babinet, French physicist/mathematician/astronomer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1873  Death of Johann Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian poet (b. 1807) on this day in history.   

1886  Jose Hernandez, Argentine poet (La vuelta the MartinFierro), dies on this day in history.   

1896  On October - 21 death of james Henry Greathead, British engineer (b. 1844)   

1897  Paul Kuczynski, composer, dies at 50 on October - 21.   

1904  Death of Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and writer (b. 1877) on October - 21.   

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1449  On this day in history birth of george, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. 1478)   

1527  On this day in history birth of louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1578)   

1570  Wolfgang Schonsleder, composer was born on this day in history.   

1574  Nicolo Rubini, composer was born on October - 21.   

1581  On this day in history birth of domenico Zampieri, Italian painter (d. 1641)   

1582  Johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII was born on October - 21.   

1650  Jean Bart, French captain/sea hero (Escape from Plymouth) was born on October - 21.   

1660  On October - 21 birth of georg Ernst Stahl, German scientist (d. 1734)