Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 21

1945  On this day in history george S Patton, US General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60   

1948  Death of Seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65   

1956  Lewis M Terman, psychologist (Genetic studies of genius), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1957  Eric Coates, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history h[arry] B[yron] Warner, actor (10 Commandments, New Moon), dies at 83   

1959  On December - 21 death of rosanjin, Japanese calligrapher, restaurateur and ceramicist (b. 1883)   

1963  Jack Hobbs, cricketer (61 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.   

1964  Death of Carl Van Vechten, American writer and photographer (b. 1880) on December - 21.   

1965  Claude Adonai Champagne, composer, dies at 74 on December - 21.   

1967  On December - 21 louis Washkansky, 18 days after 1st heart transplant, dies at 55   

1972  Horace Mann Bond, president of Lincoln University (Pa), dies at 70 on December - 21.   

1974  On this day in history richard Long, actor (Nanny & Professor), dies at 47   

1975  William Lundigan, announcer (CBS Mystery Theater), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1976  Edward Bartlett, cricketer (WI Test batsman in 5 Tests 1928-31), dies on December - 21.   

1979  On this day in history bill Anderson, cricketer (Test for NZ 1946, scored five & one), dies   

1980  Marc Connelly, playwright (One Minute Please), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1981  On December - 21 death of allan Dwan, Canadian-born American director and screenwriter (b. 1885)   

1983  Rod Cameron, actor (Santa Fe Passage, Stampede), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1987  Robert Paige, actor (Son of Dracula, Pardon My Sarong), dies on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history bob Steele, [Robert Bradbury], dies after short illness at 60   

1989  On this day in history jan Cikker, composer, dies at 78   

1990  On this day in history death of clarence "Kelly" Johnson, American aeronautical engineer (Lockheed Skunk Works; b. 1910)   

1992  On this day in history albert King, US blues singer/guitarist (Crosscut Saw), dies at 71   

1993  On December - 21 philip Christison, British general (Rangoon), dies at 100   

1994  On December - 21 dean Rusk, US Sect of State, dies at 85   

1995  Robert Francis Vere Heuston, professor of law, dies at 72 on December - 21.   

1996  Margaret E Rey, author of children's books, dies at 90 on December - 21.   

1997  Bruce Woodcock, boxer, dies at 76 on December - 21.   

1998  Death of Roger Avon, Durham actor (b. 1914) on December - 21.   

2001  Death of Dick Schaap, American sports journalist (b. 1934) on this day in history.   

2003  Death of Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Spanish playboy and businessman (b. 1924) on December - 21.   

2004  On December - 21 death of autar Singh Paintal, Indian medical scientist (b. 1925)   

2005  Death of Elrod Hendricks, American baseball player and coach (b. 1940) on this day in history.   

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1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on December - 21.   

1401  On December - 21 birth of tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)   

1518  On December - 21 birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician   

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on December - 21.   

1596  Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.   

1603  On December - 21 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 this day in history.