Famous Deaths Happened In December - 21
Saturday, 08 February 2025
0072 Death of Thomas the Apostle on December - 21.
0918 Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on this day in history.
1295 On December - 21 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 December - 21 giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies
1504 On this day in history death of bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)
1549 Death of Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492) on this day in history.
1579 On December - 21 death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter
1597 On December - 21 petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76
1674 On December - 21 rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66
1734 On this day in history philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54
1736 On December - 21 alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45
1755 On December - 21 caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47
1807 Death of John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (b. 1725) on this day in history.
1820 Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.
1824 Death of James Parkinson, English physician, geologist, paleontologist, and political activist (b. 1755) on this day in history.
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 December - 21 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 December - 21 niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73
1900 Death of Roger Wolcott, American political figure, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1847) on this day in history.
1906 Adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.
1907 On December - 21 oskar Lassar, German dermatologist (public baths), dies at 58
1914 A O Jones, cricketer (12 Tests for England 1899-1909), dies on December - 21.
1920 Death of Claude Tozer, cricketer (dashing NSW batsman, shot to death on this day in history.
1921 P B S Pinchback, major Reconstruction politician, dies at 84 on this day in history.
1927 On December - 21 jack Saunders, cricketer (79 wickets-14 Tests for Aust 1902-08), dies
1928 On December - 21 harry Butt, cricketer (England wicket-keeper v S Africa 1895-96), dies
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 this day in history 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 On this day in history leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63
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