Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 21

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

1948  Death of Seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged on this day in history.   

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

1956  Lewis M Terman, psychologist (Genetic studies of genius), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

1965  On December - 21 claude Adonai Champagne, composer, dies at 74   

1967  On this day in history louis Washkansky, 18 days after 1st heart transplant, dies at 55   

1972  Horace Mann Bond, president of Lincoln University (Pa), dies at 70 on December - 21.   

1974  On this day in history richard Long, actor (Nanny & Professor), dies at 47   

1975  On this day in history william Lundigan, announcer (CBS Mystery Theater), dies at 61   

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 this day in history marc Connelly, playwright (One Minute Please), dies at 90   

1981  Death of Allan Dwan, Canadian-born American director and screenwriter (b. 1885) on this day in history.   

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

1987  On this day in history robert Paige, actor (Son of Dracula, Pardon My Sarong), dies   

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

1989  Jan Cikker, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1994  Dean Rusk, US Sect of State, dies at 85 on December - 21.   

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

1996  On December - 21 margaret E Rey, author of children's books, dies at 90   

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

1998  On December - 21 death of roger Avon, Durham actor (b. 1914)   

2001  Death of Dick Schaap, American sports journalist (b. 1934) on this day in history.   

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  Death of Elrod Hendricks, American baseball player and coach (b. 1940) on December - 21.   

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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  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 this day in history.   

1603  Roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684) was born on this day in history.   

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

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer was born on December - 21.