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 this day in history.   

1481  On this day in history christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies   

1512  Death of Pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena on this day in history.   

1524  On May - 21 thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80   

1542  Hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R on this day in history.   

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

1639  Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1647  On May - 21 pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, poet/playwright (Warenar), dies at about 65   

1650  Death of James G, Marquis of Montrose, Scottish general, hanged on this day in history.   

1664  On this day in history death of elizabeth Poole, Puritan businesswoman   

1670  On May - 21 death of niccolo Zucchi, Italian astronomer (b. 1586)   

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 May - 21.   

1719  On May - 21 death of pierre Poiret, French mystic (b. 1646)   

1725  On May - 21 robert Haley earl of Oxford, English Whig-premier (1710-4), dies at 63   

1742  Death of Lars Roberg, Swedish physician (b. 1664) on this day in history.   

1771  Death of Christopher Smart, English poet (b. 1722) on May - 21.   

1786  On May - 21 carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist, dies at 43   

1790  Thomas Warton, English poet (Oxford sausage), dies on this day in history.   

1810  Charles GLAAT chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, French spy, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

1815  Roman Hoffstetter, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1817  Johann Friedrich Christmann, composer, dies at 64 on May - 21.   

1844  On this day in history guiseppi Baini, composer, dies at 68   

1860  On May - 21 johannes Frederick Frohlich, composer, dies at 53   

1862  Death of John Drew, Irish-born American actor (b. 1827) on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history death of arturo Prat, Chilean naval officer (b. 1848)   

1885  On this day in history gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73   

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 May - 21.   

1911  On this day in history death of williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (b. 1857)   

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1471  On May - 21 birth of albrecht Durer, Nornberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker   

1527  Philip II, King of Spain (1556-98) & Portugal (1580-98) was born on this day in history.   

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

1653  Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. 1697) was born on May - 21.   

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

1680  Frederich Karl Erbach, composer was born on May - 21.   

1688  On May - 21 birth of alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock)   

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