Famous Deaths In December - 21

1945  George S Patton, US General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60 on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history death of seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged   

1955  Dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65 on December - 21.   

1956  On December - 21 lewis M Terman, psychologist (Genetic studies of genius), dies at 79   

1957  On December - 21 eric Coates, composer, dies at 71   

1958  H[arry] B[yron] Warner, actor (10 Commandments, New Moon), dies at 83 on December - 21.   

1959  On this day in history death of rosanjin, Japanese calligrapher, restaurateur and ceramicist (b. 1883)   

1963  Jack Hobbs, cricketer (61 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.   

1964  Death of Carl Van Vechten, American writer and photographer (b. 1880) on this day in history.   

1965  Claude Adonai Champagne, composer, dies at 74 on December - 21.   

1967  Louis Washkansky, 18 days after 1st heart transplant, dies at 55 on December - 21.   

1972  Horace Mann Bond, president of Lincoln University (Pa), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1974  Richard Long, actor (Nanny & Professor), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1975  William Lundigan, announcer (CBS Mystery Theater), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1976  On December - 21 edward Bartlett, cricketer (WI Test batsman in 5 Tests 1928-31), dies   

1979  On December - 21 bill Anderson, cricketer (Test for NZ 1946, scored five & one), dies   

1980  On December - 21 marc Connelly, playwright (One Minute Please), dies at 90   

1981  On December - 21 death of allan Dwan, Canadian-born American director and screenwriter (b. 1885)   

1983  Rod Cameron, actor (Santa Fe Passage, Stampede), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1987  Robert Paige, actor (Son of Dracula, Pardon My Sarong), dies on December - 21.   

1988  On December - 21 bob Steele, [Robert Bradbury], dies after short illness at 60   

1989  Jan Cikker, composer, dies at 78 on December - 21.   

1990  On December - 21 death of clarence "Kelly" Johnson, American aeronautical engineer (Lockheed Skunk Works; b. 1910)   

1992  Albert King, US blues singer/guitarist (Crosscut Saw), dies at 71 on December - 21.   

1993  Philip Christison, British general (Rangoon), dies at 100 on December - 21.   

1994  Dean Rusk, US Sect of State, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1995  Robert Francis Vere Heuston, professor of law, dies at 72 on December - 21.   

1996  Margaret E Rey, author of children's books, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1997  Bruce Woodcock, boxer, dies at 76 on December - 21.   

1998  On this day in history death of roger Avon, Durham actor (b. 1914)   

2001  On December - 21 death of dick Schaap, American sports journalist (b. 1934)   

2003  Death of Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Spanish playboy and businessman (b. 1924) on December - 21.   

2004  On December - 21 death of autar Singh Paintal, Indian medical scientist (b. 1925)   

2005  On this day in history death of elrod Hendricks, American baseball player and coach (b. 1940)   

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1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On December - 21 birth of petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646)   

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

1616  On December - 21 birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer was born on this day in history.