Famous Deaths In December - 21

0072  On this day in history death of thomas the Apostle   

0918  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on December - 21.   

1295  On this day in history death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)   

1308  On December - 21 henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies   

1375  On this day in history giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies   

1504  Death of Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442) on December - 21.   

1549  On December - 21 death of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)   

1579  On this day in history death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter   

1597  Petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1674  Rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66 on December - 21.   

1734  Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54 on December - 21.   

1736  On December - 21 alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45   

1755  Caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1807  On December - 21 death of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (b. 1725)   

1820  Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45 on December - 21.   

1824  Death of James Parkinson, English physician, geologist, paleontologist, and political activist (b. 1755) on December - 21.   

1859  Nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66 on December - 21.   

1864  William Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51 on December - 21.   

1873  On this day in history death of francis Garnier, French explorer (b. 1839)   

1889  Joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73   

1900  On December - 21 death of roger Wolcott, American political figure, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1847)   

1906  On this day in history adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 58   

1907  On this day in history oskar Lassar, German dermatologist (public baths), dies at 58   

1914  On this day in history a O Jones, cricketer (12 Tests for England 1899-1909), dies   

1920  On this day in history death of claude Tozer, cricketer (dashing NSW batsman, shot to death   

1921  On this day in history p B S Pinchback, major Reconstruction politician, dies at 84   

1927  Jack Saunders, cricketer (79 wickets-14 Tests for Aust 1902-08), dies on December - 21.   

1928  Harry Butt, cricketer (England wicket-keeper v S Africa 1895-96), dies on this day in history.   

1933  Knud J V Rasmussen, Danish Pole explorer (Thule), dies at 54 on December - 21.   

1935  On this day in history kurt Tucholsky, Ger journalist/writer (Panter, Tiger & Co), dies at 45   

1937  On December - 21 frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80   

1940  F Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44 on December - 21.   

1942  On this day in history leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63   

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1117  On December - 21 birth of thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury   

1401  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on December - 21.   

1518  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician was born on this day in history.   

1537  On this day in history birth of johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92)   

1596  Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.   

1603  Roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684) was born on December - 21.   

1616  On this day in history birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

1628  On December - 21 birth of samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer