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History Deaths on December 21

By  Wendy Gali  21 Dec   128 Views

History Deaths on December 21

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John Eisenhower, American historian, general, and diplomat, 45th United States Ambassador to Belgium (b. 1922)

#John_Eisenhower

In 2013

Thomas the Apostle, Roman martyr and saint (b. 1 AD)

#Thomas_the_Apostle

In 72

Stella Adler, American actress and educator (b. 1901)

#Stella_Adler

In 1992

Udo Jürgens, Austrian-Swiss singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1934)

#Udo_Jürgens

In 2014

Enzo Bearzot, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1927)

#Enzo_Bearzot

In 2010

Jack Hobbs, English cricketer and journalist (b. 1882)

#Jack_Hobbs

In 1963

Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmen engineer and politician, 1st President of Turkmenistan (b. 1940)

#Saparmurat_Niyazov

In 2006

Richard Long, American actor and director (b. 1927)

#Richard_Long_(actor)

In 1974

Knud Rasmussen, Greenlandic anthropologist and explorer (b. 1879)

#Knud_Rasmussen

In 1933

Vittorio Pozzo, Italian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1886)

#Vittorio_Pozzo

In 1968

Sir Hugh Paterson, Baronet of Bannockburn (b. 1659)

#Sir_Hugh_Paterson,_1st_Baronet

In 1701

Bruce McCandless II, US astronaut who conducted the first untethered spacewalk (b. 1937)

#Bruce_McCandless_II

In 2017

Kurt Tucholsky, German-Swedish journalist and author (b. 1890)

#Kurt_Tucholsky

In 1935

James Parkinson, English physician and paleontologist (b. 1755)

#James_Parkinson

In 1824

Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian author and poet (b. 1313)

#Giovanni_Boccaccio

In 1375

Frank B. Kellogg, American lawyer and politician, 45th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1856)

#Frank_B._Kellogg

In 1937

F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1896)

#F._Scott_Fitzgerald

In 1940

Nikolaas Tinbergen, Dutch-English ethologist and ornithologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)

#Nikolaas_Tinbergen

In 1988

Francis Garnier, French admiral and explorer (b. 1839)

#Francis_Garnier

In 1873

Friedrich August von Quenstedt, German geologist and palaeontologist (b. 1809)

#Friedrich_August_von_Quenstedt

In 1889

Peter Canisius, Dutch priest and saint (b. 1521)

#Peter_Canisius

In 1597

Lion Feuchtwanger, German-American author and playwright (b. 1884)

#Lion_Feuchtwanger

In 1958

Kenneth Edwards, American golfer (b. 1886)

#Kenneth_Edwards_(golfer)

In 1952

George S. Patton, American general (b. 1885)

#George_S._Patton

In 1945

Constantine III, king of Armenia (b. 1313)

#Constantine_III,_King_of_Armenia

In 1362

Claude Champagne, Canadian violinist, pianist, and composer (b. 1891)

#Claude_Champagne

In 1965

John Seymour, English courtier (b. 1474)

#John_Seymour_(1474-1536)

In 1536

Carl Van Vechten, American author and photographer (b. 1880)

#Carl_Van_Vechten

In 1964

Al-Mu'izz, Fatimid caliph (b. 932)

#Al-Mu'izz_li-Din_Allah

In 975

Albert King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1924)

#Albert_King

In 1992

I. L. Patterson, American politician, 18th Governor of Oregon (b. 1859)

#I._L._Patterson

In 1929

Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse (b. 1244)

#Henry_I,_Landgrave_of_Hesse

In 1308

John Newton, English soldier and minister (b. 1725)

#John_Newton

In 1807

Kaarlo Koskelo, Finnish-American wrestler and businessman (b. 1888)

#Kaarlo_Koskelo

In 1953

Jean de la Cassière, 51st Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (b. 1502)

#Jean_de_la_Cassière

In 1581

Berthold von Henneberg, German archbishop (b. 1442)

#Berthold_von_Henneberg

In 1504

Hincmar, French archbishop and historian (b. 806)

#Hincmar

In 882

Ted Healy, American comedian and actor (b. 1896)

#Ted_Healy

In 1937

Rosanjin, Japanese calligrapher, engraver, and painter (b. 1883)

#Rosanjin

In 1959

Sitor Situmorang, Indonesian poet and author (b. 1923)

#Sitor_Situmorang

In 2014

Billie Whitelaw, English actress (b. 1932)

In 2014

Edgar Bronfman, Sr., Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1929)

In 2013

Christos Lambrakis, Greek journalist and businessman (b. 1934)

In 2009

Edwin G. Krebs, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)

In 2009

Autar Singh Paintal, Indian physiologist and neurologist (b. 1925)

In 2004

Ernst-Günther Schenck, German colonel and physician (b. 1904)

In 1998

Nathan Milstein, Russian-American violinist and composer (b. 1903)

In 1992

Paul de Man, Belgian-born philosopher, literary critic and theorist (b. 1919)

In 1983

Abu Al-Asar Hafeez Jullundhri, Pakistani poet and composer (b. 1900)

In 1982

H.B. Warner, English actor (b. 1875)

In 1958

Eric Coates, English-American viola player and composer (b. 1886)

In 1957

Violette Neatley Anderson, American judge (b. 1882)

In 1937

Ted Birnie, English footballer and manager (b. 1878)

In 1935

Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Somalian general, founded the Dervish movement (b. 1856)

In 1920

Friedrich Ernst Scheller, German jurist and politician (b. 1791)

In 1869

Catherine Vasa, Swedish princess (b. 1539)

In 1610

William Davison, secretary to Queen Elizabeth I of England (b. c. 1541)

In 1608

Marguerite de Navarre, queen of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)

In 1549

Thomas Hemenhale, bishop of Worcester

In 1338

Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-Walid, D??? al-Mu?laq of Tayyibi Isma'ilism (b. c. 1128)

In 1215

Hugh of Tuscany, Italian margrave (b. 950)

In 1001

Sun Sheng, Chinese chancellor

In 956

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