Famous Deaths Happened In May - 21

0987  On this day in history louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies   

1254  On this day in history koenraad IV, RC-German king (1237-54), dies at 26   

1481  Christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies on May - 21.   

1512  On May - 21 death of pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena   

1524  Thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80 on this day in history.   

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

1607  Death of John Rainolds, English scholar (b. 1549) on May - 21.   

1639  On May - 21 giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70   

1647  Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, poet/playwright (Warenar), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

1650  On this day in history death of james G, Marquis of Montrose, Scottish general, hanged   

1664  On May - 21 death of elizabeth Poole, Puritan businesswoman   

1670  Death of Niccolo Zucchi, Italian astronomer (b. 1586) on May - 21.   

1686  Death of (N. S.) Otto von Guericke, German scientist (b. 1602) on this day in history.   

1690  John Eliot, English missionary in Massachusetts, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1703  Roemer Vlacq, Dutch admiral, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1719  Death of Pierre Poiret, French mystic (b. 1646) on May - 21.   

1725  Robert Haley earl of Oxford, English Whig-premier (1710-4), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1742  Death of Lars Roberg, Swedish physician (b. 1664) on this day in history.   

1771  Death of Christopher Smart, English poet (b. 1722) on this day in history.   

1786  Carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist, dies at 43 on May - 21.   

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

1810  Charles GLAAT chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, French spy, dies at 81 on May - 21.   

1812  On this day in history joseph Wolfl, composer, dies at 38   

1815  Roman Hoffstetter, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1817  On May - 21 johann Friedrich Christmann, composer, dies at 64   

1844  Guiseppi Baini, composer, dies at 68 on May - 21.   

1860  Johannes Frederick Frohlich, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1862  Death of John Drew, Irish-born American actor (b. 1827) on May - 21.   

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

1885  On this day in history gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73   

1894  August A Kundt, German physicist, (test of Kundt), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1895  Franz von Suppe, Austrian composer (Poet und Bauer), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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  On May - 21 birth of albrecht Durer, Nornberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker   

1527  Philip II, King of Spain (1556-98) & Portugal (1580-98) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock)   

1720  Antonio Corbisiero, composer was born on May - 21.