Famous Deaths In February - 21

0556  On February - 21 maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies   

1437  On February - 21 death of king James I of Scotland (b. 1394)   

1471  Death of John of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop on this day in history.   

1513  Julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69 on February - 21.   

1554  Hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies on this day in history.   

1595  Death of Robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged on February - 21.   

1624  Dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28 on February - 21.   

1648  Christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies on February - 21.   

1653  Adriaen Pauw, master of Heemstede/Dutch Grand Pensionary, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1668  On February - 21 death of john Thurloe, English Puritan spy (b. 1616)   

1677  [Benedictus] Baruch Spinoza, philosopher, dies at 44 on February - 21.   

1684  Pieter van den Abeelen, Dutch medallist/jeweller, dies at about 75 on February - 21.   

1689  On this day in history isaacus Vossius, Dutch [Isaac Vos], librarian, dies   

1711  On February - 21 joan van Hoorn, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1707-09), dies at 57   

1715  On this day in history death of charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, Governor of the Province of Maryland (b. 1637)   

1730  Benedict XIII, [Pietro F Orsini], Pope (1724-30), dies at 81 on February - 21.   

1788  On this day in history death of johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723)   

1790  On this day in history johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer, dies at 64   

1803  On this day in history death of edward Despard, last person drawn & quartered in England   

1821  On February - 21 death of georg Friedrich von Martens, German diplomat (b. 1756)   

1824  Death of Eugène de Beauharnais, son of Napoleon's wife, Josephine (b. 1781) on February - 21.   

1842  Wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85 on February - 21.   

1846  On this day in history death of emperor Ninko of Japan (b. 1800)   

1862  Justinus A C Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer, dies at 75 on February - 21.   

1864  On this day in history jeffery Forrest, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle   

1872  Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1876  Henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70 on February - 21.   

1879  Peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69 on February - 21.   

1884  John Pike Hullah, composer, dies at 71 on February - 21.   

1894  On February - 21 gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding designer/painter, dies at 45   

1901  On this day in history death of george Francis FitzGerald, Irish mathematician (b. 1851)   

1919  Giovanni Bolzoni, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1920  Death of Jacinta Marto, witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

1924  Salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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1417  Louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt) was born on February - 21.   

1484  On February - 21 birth of joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution)   

1556  On this day in history birth of sethus Calvisius, composer   

1674  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer was born on February - 21.   

1675  Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.   

1684  On February - 21 birth of justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator)   

1690  On this day in history birth of christoph Stoltzenberg, composer   

1705  On February - 21 birth of edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781)