Famous Deaths In October - 21

1125  Death of Cosmas of Prague, Bohemian writer on October - 21.   

1204  On this day in history death of robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, English nobleman   

1221  Death of Alix of Thouars, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1201) on this day in history.   

1266  On this day in history death of birger jarl, Swedish statesman (b. 1210)   

1422  On October - 21 charles VI, King of France (1380-1422), dies at 54   

1439  Traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist/leader, dies at 53 on October - 21.   

1500  Death of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1442) on this day in history.   

1505  On October - 21 death of paul Scriptoris, German mathematician   

1558  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italian physician (Poetice), dies at 74 on October - 21.   

1561  On this day in history johannes Vasaeus, Flemish humanist/historian, dies at about 49   

1600  On this day in history death of toda Katsushige, Japanese warlord (b. 1557)   

1623  On October - 21 death of william Wade, English statesman and diplomat (b. 1546)   

1627  On October - 21 frederik de Houtman, navigator/governor of Ambon, dies at about 56   

1629  Tumengung Buraksa, Matarams/Javanese general, dies in battle on October - 21.   

1637  Laurens Reael, vice-governor of Ambon/poet/admiral, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1650  Pedro de Espinosa, Spanish poet/writer, dies on October - 21.   

1662  On October - 21 henry Lawes, composer, dies at 66   

1687  Edmund Waller, English poet/plotter (Waller's plot), dies on October - 21.   

1765  On October - 21 giovanni Paolo Pannini/Panini, Italian painter/architect, dies at 73   

1773  On October - 21 johann Conrad Schlaun, German barok architect, dies at 78   

1775  Death of Peyton Randolph, American president of the Continental Congress (b. 1721) on October - 21.   

1777  Death of Samuel Foote, English dramatist and actor (b. 1720) on this day in history.   

1793  Johann Ernst Hartmann, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1798  On this day in history johann Christoph Schmugel, composer, dies at 71   

1805  On this day in history horatio Nelson, dies in Battle of Trafalgar   

1810  On October - 21 franz Teyber, composer, dies at 52   

1861  Edward Dickinson Baker, US attorney/senator, dies in battle at 50 on October - 21.   

1863  On this day in history lambertus GC Ledeboer, Dutch old-reformed vicar, dies at 55   

1872  On October - 21 jacques Babinet, French physicist/mathematician/astronomer, dies at 78   

1873  On this day in history death of johann Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian poet (b. 1807)   

1886  Jose Hernandez, Argentine poet (La vuelta the MartinFierro), dies on this day in history.   

1896  On October - 21 death of james Henry Greathead, British engineer (b. 1844)   

1897  On October - 21 paul Kuczynski, composer, dies at 50   

1904  On this day in history death of isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and writer (b. 1877)   

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1449  George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. 1478) was born on October - 21.   

1527  On October - 21 birth of louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1578)   

1570  On October - 21 birth of wolfgang Schonsleder, composer   

1574  On October - 21 birth of nicolo Rubini, composer   

1581  Domenico Zampieri, Italian painter (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.   

1582  Johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII was born on this day in history.   

1650  On this day in history birth of jean Bart, French captain/sea hero (Escape from Plymouth)   

1660  On October - 21 birth of georg Ernst Stahl, German scientist (d. 1734)