Famous Deaths Happened In May - 21

0987  Louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies on this day in history.   

1254  Koenraad IV, RC-German king (1237-54), dies at 26 on this day in history.   

1481  On May - 21 christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies   

1512  Death of Pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena on this day in history.   

1524  On May - 21 thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80   

1542  On this day in history hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R   

1607  On this day in history death of john Rainolds, English scholar (b. 1549)   

1639  Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1647  On this day in history pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, poet/playwright (Warenar), dies at about 65   

1650  Death of James G, Marquis of Montrose, Scottish general, hanged on May - 21.   

1664  Death of Elizabeth Poole, Puritan businesswoman on May - 21.   

1670  Death of Niccolo Zucchi, Italian astronomer (b. 1586) on this day in history.   

1686  On May - 21 death of (N. S.) Otto von Guericke, German scientist (b. 1602)   

1690  John Eliot, English missionary in Massachusetts, dies at 85 on May - 21.   

1703  Roemer Vlacq, Dutch admiral, dies in battle on May - 21.   

1719  Death of Pierre Poiret, French mystic (b. 1646) on this day in history.   

1725  Robert Haley earl of Oxford, English Whig-premier (1710-4), dies at 63 on May - 21.   

1742  Death of Lars Roberg, Swedish physician (b. 1664) on May - 21.   

1771  Death of Christopher Smart, English poet (b. 1722) on May - 21.   

1786  On May - 21 carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist, dies at 43   

1790  Thomas Warton, English poet (Oxford sausage), dies on this day in history.   

1810  On May - 21 charles GLAAT chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, French spy, dies at 81   

1812  On May - 21 joseph Wolfl, composer, dies at 38   

1815  Roman Hoffstetter, composer, dies at 73 on May - 21.   

1817  On this day in history johann Friedrich Christmann, composer, dies at 64   

1844  On this day in history guiseppi Baini, composer, dies at 68   

1860  Johannes Frederick Frohlich, composer, dies at 53 on May - 21.   

1862  Death of John Drew, Irish-born American actor (b. 1827) on this day in history.   

1879  Death of Arturo Prat, Chilean naval officer (b. 1848) on this day in history.   

1885  Gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73 on May - 21.   

1894  On this day in history august A Kundt, German physicist, (test of Kundt), dies at 54   

1895  On this day in history franz von Suppe, Austrian composer (Poet und Bauer), dies at 76   

1897  On this day in history karol Mikuli, composer, dies at 77   

1911  On May - 21 death of williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (b. 1857)   

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1471  Albrecht Durer, Nornberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker was born on May - 21.   

1527  Philip II, King of Spain (1556-98) & Portugal (1580-98) was born on May - 21.   

1633  Joseph de La Barre, composer was born on May - 21.   

1653  Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. 1697) was born on May - 21.   

1671  On this day in history birth of azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer   

1680  Frederich Karl Erbach, composer was born on this day in history.   

1688  Alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock) was born on May - 21.   

1720  Antonio Corbisiero, composer was born on this day in history.