Famous Deaths In October - 21

1905  On this day in history jose Teodor Vilar, composer, dies at 69   

1906  On this day in history [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, actress (Small Lord), dies at 55   

1916  Death of Karl von Storgkh, premier Austria, assassinated on October - 21.   

1919  On this day in history sven August Korling, composer, dies at 77   

1924  Martin Pierre Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 76 on October - 21.   

1929  Owen Dunell, cricketer (two Tests for South Africa in 1889), dies on this day in history.   

1931  On October - 21 a Schnitzler, writer, dies at 69   

1937  Death of Betty Carver, wife of Bernard Montgomery, buried on this day in history.   

1939  Nummy Deane, cricketer (628 runs in 17 Tests for South Africa), dies on October - 21.   

1940  On October - 21 death of william G. Conley, Governor of West Virginia (b. 1866)   

1943  On this day in history alfred DPR Pound, British admiral/1st Sealord (Jutland, WW II), dies   

1944  Death of Alois Kayser, German missionary to Nauru (b. 1877) on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history roy Minnett, cricketer (Australian all-rounder prior to WW I), dies   

1961  Nils J E Ferlin, Swedish songwriter (Goggles), dies on October - 21.   

1963  On this day in history george B Cressey, US geographer (Crossroads), dies at 66   

1965  On this day in history bill Black, rocker, dies at 39   

1966  Gertrude Hoffman, actress (Mrs Odetts-My Little Margie), dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1967  Ejnar Hertzsprung, Danish astrophysicist, dies at 94 on this day in history.   

1969  Jack Kerouac, US writer (Doctor Sax, On the Road), dies at 47 on October - 21.   

1970  On this day in history john T Scopes, US teacher (Scopes "monkey trial" 1925), dies at 70   

1971  On October - 21 etienne Gailly, Belgian marathoner (Oly-bronze-48), dies at 48   

1973  On October - 21 death of arabi El Goni, VP/Chad parliament, murdered   

1975  On this day in history death of charles Reidpath, American athlete (b. 1887)   

1977  On October - 21 ferit Tuzun, composer, dies at 48   

1978  Anastas I Mikojan, Russian politician, dies at 83 on October - 21.   

1980  On this day in history death of hans Asperger, Austrian psychologist (b. 1906)   

1983  Theodorus H J Zwartkruis, Bishop (Haarlem), dies on this day in history.   

1984  Dalibor Cyril Vackar, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history death of lionel Murphy, Australian politician and judge (b. 1922)   

1987  Ying-Chin Ho, Taiwan govt official, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history death of jean Image, Hungarian-born French animator (b. 1910)   

1992  Jackson Weaver, voice of Smokey the Bear, dies of diabetes on this day in history.   

1993  Death of Assad Saftawi, Palestinian co-founder of al-Fatah, murdered at 58 on this day in history.   

1994  Edward Moss Hutchinson, educationalist, dies at 85 on October - 21.   

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1449  George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. 1478) was born on this day in history.   

1527  Louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.   

1570  On this day in history birth of wolfgang Schonsleder, composer   

1574  On October - 21 birth of nicolo Rubini, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1650  On October - 21 birth of jean Bart, French captain/sea hero (Escape from Plymouth)   

1660  Georg Ernst Stahl, German scientist (d. 1734) was born on this day in history.