Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 21

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

1948  Death of Seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged on December - 21.   

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 December - 21.   

1957  On this day in history eric Coates, composer, dies at 71   

1958  H[arry] B[yron] Warner, actor (10 Commandments, New Moon), dies at 83 on December - 21.   

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

1963  On this day in history jack Hobbs, cricketer (61 Tests for England), dies   

1964  On December - 21 death of carl Van Vechten, American writer and photographer (b. 1880)   

1965  Claude Adonai Champagne, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

1972  On December - 21 horace Mann Bond, president of Lincoln University (Pa), dies at 70   

1974  Richard Long, actor (Nanny & Professor), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history william Lundigan, announcer (CBS Mystery Theater), dies at 61   

1976  On December - 21 edward Bartlett, cricketer (WI Test batsman in 5 Tests 1928-31), dies   

1979  Bill Anderson, cricketer (Test for NZ 1946, scored five & one), dies on December - 21.   

1980  Marc Connelly, playwright (One Minute Please), dies at 90 on December - 21.   

1981  Death of Allan Dwan, Canadian-born American director and screenwriter (b. 1885) on December - 21.   

1983  On December - 21 rod Cameron, actor (Santa Fe Passage, Stampede), dies at 73   

1987  On this day in history robert Paige, actor (Son of Dracula, Pardon My Sarong), dies   

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

1989  Jan Cikker, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

1992  On December - 21 albert King, US blues singer/guitarist (Crosscut Saw), dies at 71   

1993  Philip Christison, British general (Rangoon), dies at 100 on December - 21.   

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  On this day in history margaret E Rey, author of children's books, dies at 90   

1997  On this day in history bruce Woodcock, boxer, dies at 76   

1998  On December - 21 death of roger Avon, Durham actor (b. 1914)   

2001  Death of Dick Schaap, American sports journalist (b. 1934) on December - 21.   

2003  On this day in history death of prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Spanish playboy and businessman (b. 1924)   

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 December - 21.   

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

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

1518  On this day in history birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician   

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  On this day in history birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

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