Famous Deaths Happened In May - 21

0987  On May - 21 louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies   

1254  Koenraad IV, RC-German king (1237-54), dies at 26 on May - 21.   

1481  On May - 21 christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies   

1512  On this day in history death of pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena   

1524  On this day in history thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80   

1542  On this day in history hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R   

1607  On May - 21 death of john Rainolds, English scholar (b. 1549)   

1639  Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70 on May - 21.   

1647  Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, poet/playwright (Warenar), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

1650  Death of James G, Marquis of Montrose, Scottish general, hanged on May - 21.   

1664  On May - 21 death of elizabeth Poole, Puritan businesswoman   

1670  Death of Niccolo Zucchi, Italian astronomer (b. 1586) on this day in history.   

1686  Death of (N. S.) Otto von Guericke, German scientist (b. 1602) on May - 21.   

1690  On May - 21 john Eliot, English missionary in Massachusetts, dies at 85   

1703  Roemer Vlacq, Dutch admiral, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1719  Death of Pierre Poiret, French mystic (b. 1646) on May - 21.   

1725  Robert Haley earl of Oxford, English Whig-premier (1710-4), dies at 63 on May - 21.   

1742  On this day in history death of lars Roberg, Swedish physician (b. 1664)   

1771  On May - 21 death of christopher Smart, English poet (b. 1722)   

1786  Carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1790  On this day in history thomas Warton, English poet (Oxford sausage), dies   

1810  On this day in history charles GLAAT chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, French spy, dies at 81   

1812  On May - 21 joseph Wolfl, composer, dies at 38   

1815  On May - 21 roman Hoffstetter, composer, dies at 73   

1817  On this day in history johann Friedrich Christmann, composer, dies at 64   

1844  On May - 21 guiseppi Baini, composer, dies at 68   

1860  On this day in history johannes Frederick Frohlich, composer, dies at 53   

1862  On this day in history death of john Drew, Irish-born American actor (b. 1827)   

1879  Death of Arturo Prat, Chilean naval officer (b. 1848) on May - 21.   

1885  Gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history august A Kundt, German physicist, (test of Kundt), dies at 54   

1895  Franz von Suppe, Austrian composer (Poet und Bauer), dies at 76 on May - 21.   

1897  Karol Mikuli, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1911  On May - 21 death of williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (b. 1857)   

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1471  Albrecht Durer, Nornberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker was born on this day in history.   

1527  On this day in history birth of philip II, King of Spain (1556-98) & Portugal (1580-98)   

1633  Joseph de La Barre, composer was born on May - 21.   

1653  On May - 21 birth of eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. 1697)   

1671  Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer was born on this day in history.   

1680  On May - 21 birth of frederich Karl Erbach, composer   

1688  Alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock) was born on this day in history.   

1720  Antonio Corbisiero, composer was born on May - 21.