Famous Deaths Happened In February - 21

0556  On February - 21 maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies   

1437  On February - 21 death of king James I of Scotland (b. 1394)   

1471  Death of John of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop on this day in history.   

1513  Julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69 on February - 21.   

1554  On this day in history hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies   

1595  On this day in history death of robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged   

1624  Dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28 on February - 21.   

1648  Christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies on this day in history.   

1653  On February - 21 adriaen Pauw, master of Heemstede/Dutch Grand Pensionary, dies at 71   

1668  Death of John Thurloe, English Puritan spy (b. 1616) on February - 21.   

1677  [Benedictus] Baruch Spinoza, philosopher, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1684  On this day in history pieter van den Abeelen, Dutch medallist/jeweller, dies at about 75   

1689  Isaacus Vossius, Dutch [Isaac Vos], librarian, dies on this day in history.   

1711  Joan van Hoorn, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1707-09), dies at 57 on February - 21.   

1715  Death of Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, Governor of the Province of Maryland (b. 1637) on this day in history.   

1730  Benedict XIII, [Pietro F Orsini], Pope (1724-30), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1788  Death of Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723) on this day in history.   

1790  Johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1803  Death of Edward Despard, last person drawn & quartered in England on February - 21.   

1821  Death of Georg Friedrich von Martens, German diplomat (b. 1756) on February - 21.   

1824  On this day in history death of eugène de Beauharnais, son of Napoleon's wife, Josephine (b. 1781)   

1842  On this day in history wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85   

1846  On February - 21 death of emperor Ninko of Japan (b. 1800)   

1862  Justinus A C Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer, dies at 75 on February - 21.   

1864  On February - 21 jeffery Forrest, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle   

1872  Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82 on February - 21.   

1876  On February - 21 henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70   

1879  On this day in history peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69   

1884  John Pike Hullah, composer, dies at 71 on February - 21.   

1894  Gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding designer/painter, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history death of george Francis FitzGerald, Irish mathematician (b. 1851)   

1919  On this day in history giovanni Bolzoni, composer, dies at 77   

1920  On this day in history death of jacinta Marto, witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (b. 1910)   

1924  Salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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1417  On this day in history birth of louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt)   

1484  On February - 21 birth of joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution)   

1556  On this day in history birth of sethus Calvisius, composer   

1674  On this day in history birth of johann Augustin Kobelius, composer   

1675  Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.   

1684  Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator) was born on this day in history.   

1690  On February - 21 birth of christoph Stoltzenberg, composer   

1705  On February - 21 birth of edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781)