Famous Deaths In July - 21
Saturday, 18 May 2024
1160 Peterus Lombardus, Italian theologist/bishop of Paris, dies on July - 21.
1425 On this day in history manuel Paleologus, Byzantine Emperor (1391-1425)/writer, dies
1540 On this day in history john I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies
1544 On July - 21 death of rené of Chalon [Renatus of Nassau], prince of Orange, slain in battle
1683 Death of Lord William Russell, English plotter against Charles II, beheaded on this day in history.
1688 Death of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English statesman and soldier (b. 1610) on this day in history.
1717 On July - 21 niccolo Amenta, Italian poet (La Gostanza), dies
1782 Placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, composer, dies at 63 on July - 21.
1793 Death of Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, French explorer (b. 1739) on this day in history.
1796 Robert Burns, Scottish poet (Auld Lang Syne), dies at 37 on July - 21.
1798 Death of François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Austrian field marshal (b. 1733) on this day in history.
1821 Maurice J M prince de Broglie, bishop of Ghent, dies at about 55 on this day in history.
1831 On this day in history emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen), dies at 55
1861 Francis Stebbins Bartow, Confederate colonel, dies in battle at 44 on July - 21.
1870 Josef Strauss, Austrian composer (Dynamids), dies at 42 on this day in history.
1880 On July - 21 death of hiram Walden, American politician (b. 1800)
1888 Matthias J Scheeben, German theologist (Natur und Gnade), dies at 53 on July - 21.
1889 Death of Nelson Dewey, American politician, 1st Governor of Wisconsin (b. 1813) on July - 21.
1891 On this day in history franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor, dies at 51
1899 Death of Robert G. Ingersoll, American politician and military officer (b. 1833) on July - 21.
1910 Johan Peter Selmer, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.
1917 Christopher J Forster, British RAF-pilot/capt, dies in battle on July - 21.
1922 On this day in history death of djemal Pasha, dictator of Turkey, murdered
1927 J J Lyons, cricketer (14 Tests for Australia), dies on July - 21.
1928 Ellen A Terry, Brits actress/dir (Imperial Theatre), dies at 81 on July - 21.
1932 On July - 21 death of bill Gleason, late 19th century baseball player
1938 On July - 21 death of owen Wister, American author (b. 1860)
1941 On July - 21 death of bohdan Lepky, Ukrainian writer and poet (b. 1872)
1943 On July - 21 charles William Paddock, 100m runner (Olympic-gold-1920), dies at 42
1944 On July - 21 gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau
1946 On this day in history death of gualberto Villarroel, President of Bolivia (b. 1908)
1948 Arshile Gorky, abstract expressionist, dies at 43 on this day in history.
1950 Albert Riemenschneider, composer, dies at 71 on July - 21.
1957 On this day in history bernard Spooner, US inventor (bulletproof jacket), dies
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