Famous Deaths on 21 May

Famous Deaths on 21 May

1254 - Conrad IV of Germany (b. 1228)
1481 - King Christian I of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (b. 1426)
1512 - Pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena
1524 - Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, English soldier
1542 - Hernando de Soto, Spanish explorer
1607 - John Rainolds, English scholar (b. 1549)
1639 - Tommaso Campanella, Italian theologian (b. 1568)
1647 - Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch poet (b. 1581)
1650 - James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Scottish royalist (b. 1612)
1664 - Elizabeth Poole, Puritan businesswoman
1670 - Niccolo Zucchi, Italian astronomer (b. 1586)
1686 - (N. S.) Otto von Guericke, German scientist (b. 1602)
1690 - John Eliot, English Puritan missionary (b. 1604)
1719 - Pierre Poiret, French mystic (b. 1646)
1724 - Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, English statesman (b. 1661)
1742 - Lars Roberg, Swedish physician (b. 1664)
1771 - Christopher Smart, English poet (b. 1722)
1786 - Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Swedish chemist (b. 1742)
1790 - Thomas Warton, English poet (b. 1728)
1844 - Giuseppe Baini, Italian composer (b. 1775)
1862 - John Drew, Irish-born American actor (b. 1827)
1879 - Arturo Prat, Chilean naval officer (b. 1848)
1894 - Emile Henry, French anarchist (b. 1872)
1894 - August Kundt, German physicist (b. 1839)
1895 - Franz von Suppé, Austrian composer (b. 1819)
1911 - Williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (b. 1857)
1915 - Leonid Gobyato, Russian general (b. 1875)
1919 - Yevgraf Fyodorov, Russian mathematician (b. 1853)
1920 - Venustiano Carranza, 54th President of Mexico (b. 1859)
1929 - Archibald Primrose, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1847)
1935 - Jane Addams, American social worker, Nobel laureate (b. 1860)
1949 - Klaus Mann, German writer (b. 1906)
1952 - John Garfield, American actor (b. 1913)
1957 - Aleksandr Vertinsky, Russian singer (b. 1889)
1964 - James Franck, German-born physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1882)
1965 - Geoffrey de Havilland, British aircraft designer (b. 1882)
1970 - E. L. Grant Watson, Australian biologist (b. 1885)
1973 - Vaughn Monroe, American musician (b. 1911)
1981 - Patsy O'Hara, Irish hunger striker (b. 1957)
1981 - Raymond Mccreesh, Irish hunger striker (b. 1957)
1983 - Kenneth Clark, English art historian (b. 1903)
1984 - Ann Little, American actress (b. 1891)
1985 - Julie Vega, Philippine Actress (b. 1968)
1988 - Sammy Davis, Sr., American dancer (b. 1900)
1991 - Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (b. 1944)
1995 - Les Aspin, American politician (b. 1938)
1996 - Paul Delph, American musician and producer (b. 1957)
1996 - Lash LaRue, American actor (b. 1917)
1999 - Karnail "Bugz" Pitts, American rapper (D12) (b. 1979)
2000 - Sir John Gielgud, British actor (b. 1904)
2000 - Mark R. Hughes, American entrepreneur (b. 1956)
2000 - Barbara Cartland, English author (b. 1901)
2002 - Niki de Saint Phalle, French artist (b. 1930)
2003 - Frank D. White, American politician (b. 1933)
2003 - Alejandro de Tomaso, Argentine-Italian racing driver and car manufacturer (b. 1928)
2005 - Howard Morris, American comic actor and director (b. 1919)
2006 - Cherd Songsri, Thai film director (b. 1931)
2006 - Katherine Dunham, American dancer (b. 1909)
2006 - Spencer Clark, American racecar driver (b. 1987)
2006 - Billy Walker, American singer (b. 1929)
987 - King Louis V of France (b. 967)