Famous Deaths Happened In December - 21

0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on this day in history.   

0918  On this day in history conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies   

1295  On December - 21 death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)   

1308  On this day in history henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies   

1375  Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on December - 21.   

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

1549  On this day in history death of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)   

1579  Death of Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on December - 21.   

1597  Petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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  On December - 21 alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45   

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

1807  On this day in history death of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (b. 1725)   

1820  Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45 on December - 21.   

1824  Death of James Parkinson, English physician, geologist, paleontologist, and political activist (b. 1755) on this day in history.   

1859  Nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1864  William Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1873  Death of Francis Garnier, French explorer (b. 1839) on December - 21.   

1889  Joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham, dies at 61 on December - 21.   

1890  On this day in history niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73   

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

1906  Adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 58 on December - 21.   

1907  Oskar Lassar, German dermatologist (public baths), dies at 58 on December - 21.   

1914  On this day in history a O Jones, cricketer (12 Tests for England 1899-1909), dies   

1920  Death of Claude Tozer, cricketer (dashing NSW batsman, shot to death on this day in history.   

1921  P B S Pinchback, major Reconstruction politician, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1927  On December - 21 jack Saunders, cricketer (79 wickets-14 Tests for Aust 1902-08), dies   

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

1933  On December - 21 knud J V Rasmussen, Danish Pole explorer (Thule), dies at 54   

1935  Kurt Tucholsky, Ger journalist/writer (Panter, Tiger & Co), dies at 45 on December - 21.   

1937  On this day in history frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80   

1940  F Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44 on December - 21.   

1942  On December - 21 leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63   

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1117  On this day in history birth of thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury   

1401  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on this day in history.   

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

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on this day in history.   

1596  On December - 21 birth of petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646)   

1603  On this day in history birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

1616  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on this day in history.   

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer was born on December - 21.