Famous Deaths Happened In April - 21

1073  Alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies on this day in history.   

1109  Anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies on April - 21.   

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

1329  On April - 21 death of frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282)   

1509  On April - 21 henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52   

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

1552  On this day in history peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50   

1557  Death of Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495) on April - 21.   

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  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 this day in history death of antoine Hamilton, French writer (b. 1646)   

1722  Death of Robert Beverley, Jr., historian of Colonial Virginia (b. 1673) on this day in history.   

1730  Jan Palfijn, Flemish physician/inventor (forceps), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

1780  Ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 60 on April - 21.   

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

1793  Death of John Michell, English seismologist (b. 1724) on this day in history.   

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

1825  On this day in history death of johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathemattician (b. 1765)   

1852  On April - 21 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 this day in history elisabeth Grube, writer, dies   

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

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

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

1900  On this day in history heinrich Vogl, composer, dies at 55   

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

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

1922  Death of Alessandro Moreschi, Italian castrato (b. 1858) on April - 21.   

1924  On April - 21 eleanora Duse, Ital actress (La Gioconda, La Locandiera), dies at 64   

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1488  On April - 21 birth of ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot   

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

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

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

1651  Blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711) was born on this day in history.   

1652  Michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.   

1671  John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729) was born on April - 21.   

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