Famous Deaths Happened 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  Death of Marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221) on this day in history.   

1308  On December - 21 henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies   

1375  On December - 21 giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies   

1504  On December - 21 death of bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)   

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

1579  Death of Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on this day in history.   

1597  On this day in history petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76   

1674  Rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

1734  Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54 on December - 21.   

1736  Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45 on December - 21.   

1755  On December - 21 caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47   

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  On December - 21 death of james Parkinson, English physician, geologist, paleontologist, and political activist (b. 1755)   

1859  Nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66 on December - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

1900  Death of Roger Wolcott, American political figure, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1847) on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 58   

1907  Oskar Lassar, German dermatologist (public baths), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1914  A O Jones, cricketer (12 Tests for England 1899-1909), dies on this day in history.   

1920  Death of Claude Tozer, cricketer (dashing NSW batsman, shot to death on December - 21.   

1921  On December - 21 p B S Pinchback, major Reconstruction politician, dies at 84   

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

1928  Harry Butt, cricketer (England wicket-keeper v S Africa 1895-96), dies on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history 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 December - 21 f Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44   

1942  On this day in history leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63   

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1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.   

1401  On this day in history birth of tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)   

1518  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician was born on this day in history.   

1537  On December - 21 birth of johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92)   

1596  Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on December - 21.   

1603  On December - 21 birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

1616  On December - 21 birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

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