Famous Deaths Happened In July - 21
Wednesday, 19 February 2025
1160 On July - 21 peterus Lombardus, Italian theologist/bishop of Paris, dies
1425 On this day in history manuel Paleologus, Byzantine Emperor (1391-1425)/writer, dies
1540 John I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies on July - 21.
1544 Death of René of Chalon [Renatus of Nassau], prince of Orange, slain in battle on July - 21.
1683 On July - 21 death of lord William Russell, English plotter against Charles II, beheaded
1688 On July - 21 death of james Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English statesman and soldier (b. 1610)
1717 Niccolo Amenta, Italian poet (La Gostanza), dies on this day in history.
1782 Placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, composer, dies at 63 on July - 21.
1793 On this day in history death of bruni d'Entrecasteaux, French explorer (b. 1739)
1796 On July - 21 robert Burns, Scottish poet (Auld Lang Syne), dies at 37
1798 On this day in history death of françois Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Austrian field marshal (b. 1733)
1821 On this day in history maurice J M prince de Broglie, bishop of Ghent, dies at about 55
1831 On this day in history emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen), dies at 55
1861 On July - 21 francis Stebbins Bartow, Confederate colonel, dies in battle at 44
1870 Josef Strauss, Austrian composer (Dynamids), dies at 42 on July - 21.
1880 Death of Hiram Walden, American politician (b. 1800) on July - 21.
1888 On this day in history matthias J Scheeben, German theologist (Natur und Gnade), dies at 53
1889 On this day in history death of nelson Dewey, American politician, 1st Governor of Wisconsin (b. 1813)
1891 On July - 21 franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor, dies at 51
1899 Death of Robert G. Ingersoll, American politician and military officer (b. 1833) on July - 21.
1910 On July - 21 johan Peter Selmer, composer, dies at 66
1917 Christopher J Forster, British RAF-pilot/capt, dies in battle on this day in history.
1922 Death of Djemal Pasha, dictator of Turkey, murdered on this day in history.
1927 J J Lyons, cricketer (14 Tests for Australia), dies on this day in history.
1928 On this day in history ellen A Terry, Brits actress/dir (Imperial Theatre), dies at 81
1932 On this day in history death of bill Gleason, late 19th century baseball player
1938 On July - 21 death of owen Wister, American author (b. 1860)
1941 On July - 21 death of bohdan Lepky, Ukrainian writer and poet (b. 1872)
1943 On this day in history charles William Paddock, 100m runner (Olympic-gold-1920), dies at 42
1944 Gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau on July - 21.
1946 On this day in history death of gualberto Villarroel, President of Bolivia (b. 1908)
1948 On this day in history arshile Gorky, abstract expressionist, dies at 43
1950 Albert Riemenschneider, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.
1957 On July - 21 bernard Spooner, US inventor (bulletproof jacket), dies
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