Famous Deaths In April - 21

1073  On this day in history alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies   

1109  On this day in history anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

1142  Death of Pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079) on April - 21.   

1329  Death of Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282) on April - 21.   

1509  Henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1551  On this day in history death of oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510)   

1552  On April - 21 peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50   

1557  On April - 21 death of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495)   

1574  Cosimo d' Medici, Italian duke of Toscane, dies at about 54 on April - 21.   

1652  Pietro Della Valle, composer, dies at 66 on April - 21.   

1696  On this day in history andres de Sola, composer, dies at 61   

1699  On this day in history death of jean Racine, French dramatist (b. 1639)   

1701  Death of Asano Naganori, Japanese warlord (b. 1667) on this day in history.   

1719  Death of Philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and historian (b. 1640) on April - 21.   

1720  On April - 21 death of antoine Hamilton, French writer (b. 1646)   

1722  On April - 21 death of robert Beverley, Jr., historian of Colonial Virginia (b. 1673)   

1730  On this day in history jan Palfijn, Flemish physician/inventor (forceps), dies at 79   

1736  On this day in history frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye, dies at 72   

1780  Ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1792  Death of Tiradentes, Brazilian revolutionary (b. 1746) on this day in history.   

1793  On April - 21 death of john Michell, English seismologist (b. 1724)   

1815  Death of Joseph Winston, U.S. Congressman from North Carolina (b. 1746) on this day in history.   

1825  On April - 21 death of johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathemattician (b. 1765)   

1852  On this day in history death of ivan Nabokov, Russian general (b. 1787)   

1868  On this day in history death of henry James O'Farrell, Australian would-be assassin of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh   

1871  On April - 21 elisabeth Grube, writer, dies   

1878  On this day in history temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62   

1898  Louis Theodore Gouvy, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1899  Heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80 on April - 21.   

1900  Heinrich Vogl, composer, dies at 55 on April - 21.   

1910  On this day in history mark Twain, [Samuel Clemens], auther (Huckleberry Finn), dies at 74   

1918  On April - 21 death of "Red Baron", [Manfred von Richtofen], shot down in WW I at 25   

1922  Death of Alessandro Moreschi, Italian castrato (b. 1858) on this day in history.   

1924  Eleanora Duse, Ital actress (La Gioconda, La Locandiera), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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1488  On this day in history birth of ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot   

1546  On April - 21 birth of arcangelo Crivelli, composer   

1555  Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619) was born on this day in history.   

1619  On April - 21 birth of john A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony)   

1651  On April - 21 birth of blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711)   

1652  On this day in history birth of michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719)   

1671  John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

1672  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Kafer, composer