Famous Deaths In October - 21

1125  Death of Cosmas of Prague, Bohemian writer on this day in history.   

1204  On this day in history death of robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, English nobleman   

1221  Death of Alix of Thouars, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1201) on this day in history.   

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

1422  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422), dies at 54 on October - 21.   

1439  Traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist/leader, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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 October - 21 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  Death of Toda Katsushige, Japanese warlord (b. 1557) on October - 21.   

1623  On October - 21 death of william Wade, English statesman and diplomat (b. 1546)   

1627  Frederik de Houtman, navigator/governor of Ambon, dies at about 56 on October - 21.   

1629  Tumengung Buraksa, Matarams/Javanese general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1637  On this day in history laurens Reael, vice-governor of Ambon/poet/admiral, dies at 54   

1650  Pedro de Espinosa, Spanish poet/writer, dies on this day in history.   

1662  On this day in history henry Lawes, composer, dies at 66   

1687  Edmund Waller, English poet/plotter (Waller's plot), dies on October - 21.   

1765  Giovanni Paolo Pannini/Panini, Italian painter/architect, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1773  Johann Conrad Schlaun, German barok architect, dies at 78 on October - 21.   

1775  Death of Peyton Randolph, American president of the Continental Congress (b. 1721) on this day in history.   

1777  On this day in history death of samuel Foote, English dramatist and actor (b. 1720)   

1793  Johann Ernst Hartmann, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1798  Johann Christoph Schmugel, composer, dies at 71 on October - 21.   

1805  Horatio Nelson, dies in Battle of Trafalgar on this day in history.   

1810  Franz Teyber, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1861  Edward Dickinson Baker, US attorney/senator, dies in battle at 50 on this day in history.   

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 October - 21.   

1873  On October - 21 death of johann Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian poet (b. 1807)   

1886  Jose Hernandez, Argentine poet (La vuelta the MartinFierro), dies on October - 21.   

1896  Death of James Henry Greathead, British engineer (b. 1844) on October - 21.   

1897  Paul Kuczynski, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history death of isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and writer (b. 1877)   

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1449  George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. 1478) was born on October - 21.   

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

1570  Wolfgang Schonsleder, composer was born on October - 21.   

1574  Nicolo Rubini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1581  Domenico Zampieri, Italian painter (d. 1641) was born on October - 21.   

1582  Johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII was born on this day in history.   

1650  On this day in history birth of jean Bart, French captain/sea hero (Escape from Plymouth)   

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