Famous Deaths In December - 21

0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on December - 21.   

0918  On this day in history conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies   

1295  On this day in history death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)   

1308  Henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies on December - 21.   

1375  Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on December - 21.   

1504  Death of Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442) on December - 21.   

1549  Death of Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492) on December - 21.   

1579  On December - 21 death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter   

1597  Petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76 on December - 21.   

1674  On this day in history rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66   

1734  On this day in history philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54   

1736  On this day in history alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45   

1755  Caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1807  Death of John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (b. 1725) on this day in history.   

1820  Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45 on December - 21.   

1824  Death of James Parkinson, English physician, geologist, paleontologist, and political activist (b. 1755) on this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66   

1864  William Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51 on December - 21.   

1873  Death of Francis Garnier, French explorer (b. 1839) on this day in history.   

1889  Joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1890  Niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73 on December - 21.   

1900  On this day in history death of roger Wolcott, American political figure, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1847)   

1906  On December - 21 adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 58   

1907  On this day in history oskar Lassar, German dermatologist (public baths), dies at 58   

1914  On December - 21 a O Jones, cricketer (12 Tests for England 1899-1909), dies   

1920  On this day in history death of claude Tozer, cricketer (dashing NSW batsman, shot to death   

1921  P B S Pinchback, major Reconstruction politician, dies at 84 on December - 21.   

1927  On this day in history jack Saunders, cricketer (79 wickets-14 Tests for Aust 1902-08), dies   

1928  Harry Butt, cricketer (England wicket-keeper v S Africa 1895-96), dies on December - 21.   

1933  On December - 21 knud J V Rasmussen, Danish Pole explorer (Thule), dies at 54   

1935  Kurt Tucholsky, Ger journalist/writer (Panter, Tiger & Co), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1937  Frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history f Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44   

1942  On December - 21 leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63   

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1117  On this day in history birth of thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury   

1401  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on December - 21.   

1518  On this day in history birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician   

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  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on December - 21.   

1628  On this day in history birth of samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer