Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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  On this day in history dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65   

1956  Lewis M Terman, psychologist (Genetic studies of genius), dies at 79 on December - 21.   

1957  Eric Coates, composer, dies at 71 on December - 21.   

1958  H[arry] B[yron] Warner, actor (10 Commandments, New Moon), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1959  On December - 21 death of rosanjin, Japanese calligrapher, restaurateur and ceramicist (b. 1883)   

1963  Jack Hobbs, cricketer (61 Tests for England), dies on December - 21.   

1964  On this day in history death of carl Van Vechten, American writer and photographer (b. 1880)   

1965  Claude Adonai Champagne, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1967  Louis Washkansky, 18 days after 1st heart transplant, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1972  On December - 21 horace Mann Bond, president of Lincoln University (Pa), dies at 70   

1974  Richard Long, actor (Nanny & Professor), dies at 47 on December - 21.   

1975  On December - 21 william Lundigan, announcer (CBS Mystery Theater), dies at 61   

1976  Edward Bartlett, cricketer (WI Test batsman in 5 Tests 1928-31), dies on this day in history.   

1979  Bill Anderson, cricketer (Test for NZ 1946, scored five & one), dies on December - 21.   

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  On December - 21 rod Cameron, actor (Santa Fe Passage, Stampede), dies at 73   

1987  Robert Paige, actor (Son of Dracula, Pardon My Sarong), dies on this day in history.   

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

1989  On this day in history jan Cikker, composer, dies at 78   

1990  Death of Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, American aeronautical engineer (Lockheed Skunk Works; b. 1910) on December - 21.   

1992  On this day in history albert King, US blues singer/guitarist (Crosscut Saw), dies at 71   

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

1994  On this day in history dean Rusk, US Sect of State, dies at 85   

1995  On this day in history robert Francis Vere Heuston, professor of law, dies at 72   

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

1997  On this day in history bruce Woodcock, boxer, dies at 76   

1998  Death of Roger Avon, Durham actor (b. 1914) on December - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

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

2005  On December - 21 death of elrod Hendricks, American baseball player and coach (b. 1940)   

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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 December - 21.   

1518  On December - 21 birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician   

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on this day in history.   

1596  Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on December - 21.   

1603  On this day in history 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