Famous Deaths Happened In December - 21

0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on December - 21.   

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

1295  Death of Marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221) on this day in history.   

1308  Henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies on December - 21.   

1375  Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on this day in history.   

1504  Death of Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442) on this day in history.   

1549  Death of Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492) on this day in history.   

1579  Death of Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on December - 21.   

1597  On this day in history petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76   

1674  On this day in history rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66   

1734  On December - 21 philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54   

1736  On this day in history alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45   

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

1807  Death of John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (b. 1725) on December - 21.   

1820  On December - 21 charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45   

1824  On December - 21 death of james Parkinson, English physician, geologist, paleontologist, and political activist (b. 1755)   

1859  On this day in history nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66   

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  On December - 21 joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham, dies at 61   

1890  On December - 21 niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73   

1900  On this day in history 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  A O Jones, cricketer (12 Tests for England 1899-1909), dies on this day in history.   

1920  Death of Claude Tozer, cricketer (dashing NSW batsman, shot to death on December - 21.   

1921  P B S Pinchback, major Reconstruction politician, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1927  Jack Saunders, cricketer (79 wickets-14 Tests for Aust 1902-08), dies on this day in history.   

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

1933  On this day in history knud J V Rasmussen, Danish Pole explorer (Thule), dies at 54   

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

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

1940  On December - 21 f Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44   

1942  Leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63 on December - 21.   

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1117  On this day in history birth of thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury   

1401  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on this day in history.   

1518  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician was born on December - 21.   

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

1596  On this day in history birth of petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646)   

1603  On December - 21 birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

1616  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on this day in history.   

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