Famous Deaths In April - 21

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

1109  Anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.   

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

1329  Death of Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282) on this day in history.   

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  Peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50 on April - 21.   

1557  On this day in history death of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495)   

1574  On this day in history cosimo d' Medici, Italian duke of Toscane, dies at about 54   

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

1696  Andres de Sola, composer, dies at 61 on April - 21.   

1699  Death of Jean Racine, French dramatist (b. 1639) on April - 21.   

1701  Death of Asano Naganori, Japanese warlord (b. 1667) on April - 21.   

1719  On this day in history death of philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and historian (b. 1640)   

1720  Death of Antoine Hamilton, French writer (b. 1646) on this day in history.   

1722  On this day in history death of robert Beverley, Jr., historian of Colonial Virginia (b. 1673)   

1730  Jan Palfijn, Flemish physician/inventor (forceps), dies at 79 on April - 21.   

1736  On April - 21 frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye, dies at 72   

1780  On this day in history ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 60   

1792  On this day in history death of tiradentes, Brazilian revolutionary (b. 1746)   

1793  On this day in history death of john Michell, English seismologist (b. 1724)   

1815  On April - 21 death of joseph Winston, U.S. Congressman from North Carolina (b. 1746)   

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

1852  Death of Ivan Nabokov, Russian general (b. 1787) on April - 21.   

1868  Death of Henry James O'Farrell, Australian would-be assassin of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh on this day in history.   

1871  Elisabeth Grube, writer, dies on April - 21.   

1878  Temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62 on April - 21.   

1898  On this day in history louis Theodore Gouvy, composer, dies at 78   

1899  On this day in history heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80   

1900  On April - 21 heinrich Vogl, composer, dies at 55   

1910  Mark Twain, [Samuel Clemens], auther (Huckleberry Finn), dies at 74 on April - 21.   

1918  Death of "Red Baron", [Manfred von Richtofen], shot down in WW I at 25 on this day in history.   

1922  On April - 21 death of alessandro Moreschi, Italian castrato (b. 1858)   

1924  On this day in history eleanora Duse, Ital actress (La Gioconda, La Locandiera), dies at 64   

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

1546  Arcangelo Crivelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1555  On April - 21 birth of ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619)   

1619  On this day in history birth of john A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony)   

1651  On this day in history birth of blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711)   

1652  On April - 21 birth of michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719)   

1671  On April - 21 birth of john Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729)   

1672  On April - 21 birth of johann Philipp Kafer, composer