Famous Deaths In December - 21
Saturday, 18 May 2024
0072 On December - 21 death of thomas the Apostle
0918 Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on December - 21.
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 Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on this day in history.
1504 On this day in history 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 December - 21.
1597 Petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76 on December - 21.
1674 On December - 21 rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66
1734 Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.
1736 Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45 on December - 21.
1755 Caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47 on December - 21.
1807 Death of John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (b. 1725) on December - 21.
1820 Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.
1824 On this day in history 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 December - 21.
1889 On this day in history joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham, dies at 61
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 this day in history.
1907 Oskar Lassar, German dermatologist (public baths), dies at 58 on December - 21.
1914 A O Jones, cricketer (12 Tests for England 1899-1909), dies on December - 21.
1920 Death of Claude Tozer, cricketer (dashing NSW batsman, shot to death on December - 21.
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 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 On December - 21 kurt Tucholsky, Ger journalist/writer (Panter, Tiger & Co), dies at 45
1937 Frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80 on this day in history.
1940 F Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44 on December - 21.
1942 Leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63 on December - 21.
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