21th July:
* 1160 - Peterus Lombardus, Italian theologist/bishop of Paris, dies
* 1425 - Manuel Paleologus, Byzantine Emperor (1391-1425)/writer, dies
* 1540 - John I Z polyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies
* 1544 - Ren of Chalon [Renatus of Nassau], prince of Orange, slain in battle
* 1683 - Lord William Russell, English plotter against Charles II, beheaded
* 1717 - Niccol Amenta, Italian poet (La Gostanza), dies
* 1782 - Placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, composer, dies at 63
* 1796 - Robert Burns, Scottish poet (Auld Lang Syne), dies at 37
* 1821 - Maurice J M prince de Broglie, bishop of Ghent, dies at about 55
* 1831 - Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen), dies at 55
* 1861 - Francis Stebbins Bartow, Confederate colonel, dies in battle at 44
* 1870 - Josef Strauss, Austrian composer (Dynamids), dies at 42
* 1888 - Matthias J Scheeben, German theologist (Natur und Gnade), dies at 53
* 1891 - Franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor, dies at 51
* 1910 - Johan Peter Selmer, composer, dies at 66
* 1917 - Christopher J Forster, British RAF-pilot/capt, dies in battle
* 1922 - Djemal Pasha, dictator of Turkey, murdered
* 1927 - J J Lyons, cricketer (14 Tests for Australia), dies
* 1928 - Ellen A Terry, Brits actress/dir (Imperial Theatre), dies at 81
* 1943 - Charles William Paddock, 100m runner (Olympic-gold-1920), dies at 42
* 1944 - Gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau
* 1944 - Henning von Tresckow, Gen-Maj, "July 20th plotter", commits suicide
* 1948 - Arshile Gorky, abstract expressionist, dies at 43
* 1948 - Donald Nichols Tweedy, composer, dies at 58
* 1950 - Albert Riemenschneider, composer, dies at 71
* 1957 - Bernard Spooner, US inventor (bulletproof jacket), dies
* 1957 - Rockley Wilson, cricketer (bro of Clem, Test for England 1921), dies
* 1966 - Eugeen Calleen, Flemish sculptor, dies at 83
* 1967 - Albert J Luthuli, president South Africa (ANC), dies
* 1967 - Basil Rathbone, actor (Sherlock Holmes), dies of heart attack at 75
* 1967 - Jimmy Foxx, baseball hall of famer (Det Tigers/534 HRs), dies at 59
* 1967 - Pierre Kemp, Dutch poet (English paint box), dies at 80
* 1968 - Ruth St Denis, US choreography, dies at about 90
* 1972 - Jigme Dori Wangchuck, King of Bhutan, dies
* 1973 - Russell Hardie, dies after long illness at 69
* 1974 - Willem F K Hussem, painter/poet (Steltlopen on Sea), dies at 74
* 1975 - Billy West, actor (Jimmy the Gent, Jealousy), dies at 82
* 1975 - Fie Carelsen, actress (Malle Gevallen), dies at 85
* 1976 - Christopher Ewart-Biggs, British ambassador to Ireland, assassinated
* 1979 - Ludwig Renn, writer, dies at 90
* 1982 - Dave Garroway, TV host (Today Show), dies at 69
* 1982 - Jean J A Girault, French director (Gendarme Saint-Tropez), dies at 58
* 1984 - Michael Osborne, rock guitarist/vocalist (Axe), dies at 34
* 1985 - Mickey Shaughnessy, actor (Chicago Teddy Bears), dies at 65
* 1985 - Vicki Vola, actress (Miss Miller-Mr District Attorney)
* 1986 - Paulo Correia, Guinee-Bissaus colonel/putschist, executed
* 1986 - Virginia Hewitt, actress (Carol-Space Patrol), dies at 60
* 1990 - Manuel Puig, Argentina writer (Buenos Aires Affair), dies at 57
* 1990 - Sacha Piteoff, dies of heart failure at 70
* 1990 - Stanley Shapiro, dies of leukemia at 65
* 1991 - Theodore Wilson, dies at 47
* 1993 - Henk Kersting, bureau chef (Associated Press-WW II), dies at 88
* 1993 - Piet Wielinga, TV producer (Dutch Glory), dies at 56
* 1993 - Robert J Glass, film producer (ET), is killed at 53
* 1994 - Dorothy Collins, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 67
* 1994 - John Ernest, constructionist Artist, dies at 72
* 1994 - Marjorie Dorothy Chandler Collins, jazz singer, dies at 67
* 1995 - Edwin "Russell" House, saxophonist, dies at 65
* 1995 - Elleston Trevor, author, dies
* 1995 - Jon Boulle, motorcyclist, dies at 59
* 1996 - Francis James Claude Piggott, soldier, dies at 85
* 1996 - Gerald McArthur, detective, dies at 70
* 1996 - Herb Edelman, actor (Odd Couple, St Elsewhere), dies of emphysema 62
* 1996 - James Tye, safety expert, dies at 74
* 1996 - John Kevin Moorhouse, test pilot, dies at 50
* 1996 - Macha Louis Rosenthal, critic/poet, dies at 79
* 1996 - Wolf Morris, actor (Padmasambhava-Dr Who), dies at 71
http://www.entireearth.com/Today-In-History.html
* 1160 - Peterus Lombardus, Italian theologist/bishop of Paris, dies
* 1425 - Manuel Paleologus, Byzantine Emperor (1391-1425)/writer, dies
* 1540 - John I Z polyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies
* 1544 - Ren of Chalon [Renatus of Nassau], prince of Orange, slain in battle
* 1683 - Lord William Russell, English plotter against Charles II, beheaded
* 1717 - Niccol Amenta, Italian poet (La Gostanza), dies
* 1782 - Placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, composer, dies at 63
* 1796 - Robert Burns, Scottish poet (Auld Lang Syne), dies at 37
* 1821 - Maurice J M prince de Broglie, bishop of Ghent, dies at about 55
* 1831 - Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen), dies at 55
* 1861 - Francis Stebbins Bartow, Confederate colonel, dies in battle at 44
* 1870 - Josef Strauss, Austrian composer (Dynamids), dies at 42
* 1888 - Matthias J Scheeben, German theologist (Natur und Gnade), dies at 53
* 1891 - Franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor, dies at 51
* 1910 - Johan Peter Selmer, composer, dies at 66
* 1917 - Christopher J Forster, British RAF-pilot/capt, dies in battle
* 1922 - Djemal Pasha, dictator of Turkey, murdered
* 1927 - J J Lyons, cricketer (14 Tests for Australia), dies
* 1928 - Ellen A Terry, Brits actress/dir (Imperial Theatre), dies at 81
* 1943 - Charles William Paddock, 100m runner (Olympic-gold-1920), dies at 42
* 1944 - Gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau
* 1944 - Henning von Tresckow, Gen-Maj, "July 20th plotter", commits suicide
* 1948 - Arshile Gorky, abstract expressionist, dies at 43
* 1948 - Donald Nichols Tweedy, composer, dies at 58
* 1950 - Albert Riemenschneider, composer, dies at 71
* 1957 - Bernard Spooner, US inventor (bulletproof jacket), dies
* 1957 - Rockley Wilson, cricketer (bro of Clem, Test for England 1921), dies
* 1966 - Eugeen Calleen, Flemish sculptor, dies at 83
* 1967 - Albert J Luthuli, president South Africa (ANC), dies
* 1967 - Basil Rathbone, actor (Sherlock Holmes), dies of heart attack at 75
* 1967 - Jimmy Foxx, baseball hall of famer (Det Tigers/534 HRs), dies at 59
* 1967 - Pierre Kemp, Dutch poet (English paint box), dies at 80
* 1968 - Ruth St Denis, US choreography, dies at about 90
* 1972 - Jigme Dori Wangchuck, King of Bhutan, dies
* 1973 - Russell Hardie, dies after long illness at 69
* 1974 - Willem F K Hussem, painter/poet (Steltlopen on Sea), dies at 74
* 1975 - Billy West, actor (Jimmy the Gent, Jealousy), dies at 82
* 1975 - Fie Carelsen, actress (Malle Gevallen), dies at 85
* 1976 - Christopher Ewart-Biggs, British ambassador to Ireland, assassinated
* 1979 - Ludwig Renn, writer, dies at 90
* 1982 - Dave Garroway, TV host (Today Show), dies at 69
* 1982 - Jean J A Girault, French director (Gendarme Saint-Tropez), dies at 58
* 1984 - Michael Osborne, rock guitarist/vocalist (Axe), dies at 34
* 1985 - Mickey Shaughnessy, actor (Chicago Teddy Bears), dies at 65
* 1985 - Vicki Vola, actress (Miss Miller-Mr District Attorney)
* 1986 - Paulo Correia, Guinee-Bissaus colonel/putschist, executed
* 1986 - Virginia Hewitt, actress (Carol-Space Patrol), dies at 60
* 1990 - Manuel Puig, Argentina writer (Buenos Aires Affair), dies at 57
* 1990 - Sacha Piteoff, dies of heart failure at 70
* 1990 - Stanley Shapiro, dies of leukemia at 65
* 1991 - Theodore Wilson, dies at 47
* 1993 - Henk Kersting, bureau chef (Associated Press-WW II), dies at 88
* 1993 - Piet Wielinga, TV producer (Dutch Glory), dies at 56
* 1993 - Robert J Glass, film producer (ET), is killed at 53
* 1994 - Dorothy Collins, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 67
* 1994 - John Ernest, constructionist Artist, dies at 72
* 1994 - Marjorie Dorothy Chandler Collins, jazz singer, dies at 67
* 1995 - Edwin "Russell" House, saxophonist, dies at 65
* 1995 - Elleston Trevor, author, dies
* 1995 - Jon Boulle, motorcyclist, dies at 59
* 1996 - Francis James Claude Piggott, soldier, dies at 85
* 1996 - Gerald McArthur, detective, dies at 70
* 1996 - Herb Edelman, actor (Odd Couple, St Elsewhere), dies of emphysema 62
* 1996 - James Tye, safety expert, dies at 74
* 1996 - John Kevin Moorhouse, test pilot, dies at 50
* 1996 - Macha Louis Rosenthal, critic/poet, dies at 79
* 1996 - Wolf Morris, actor (Padmasambhava-Dr Who), dies at 71
http://www.entireearth.com/Today-In-History.html