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Deaths on November 21

1481 : Ikkyu Sojun, Zen head of Daitokuji temple, dies in Kyoto, Japan at 87
1555 : Georg Agricola, [Bauer], German mineralogist (zinc), dies at 61
1580 : Willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed
1610 : Benedict van Canfield, [William Fish], English missionary, dies
1624 : Jakob B”hme, German philosophical mystic, dies (birth date unknown)
1695 : Henry Purcell, English composer (Indian Queen), dies at 36
1710 : Barnardo Pasquini, composer, dies at 72
1728 : Fjodor M graaf Apraksin, Russian gen-admiral, dies at about 57
1811 : Heinrich W von Kleist, German playwright, dies at 34
1813 : William Russell, composer, dies at 36
1817 : Richard B Garnett, killed during Pickett's Charge, Brig Gen
1830 : K roly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (Ir‚ne, Moh cs), dies at 44
1863 : Joseph Mayseder, composer, dies at 74
1870 : Karel J Erben, Czech poet (Ruiker), dies at 69
1875 : Friedrich A Lange, philosopher/socialist (Neo-Kantianism), dies at 67
1882 : Sergei G Netsjajev, Russian nihilist, dies at 35
1899 : Garret Augustus Hobart, 24th VP, dies
1900 : J J Ferris, cricketer (48 wickets for Aust in 8 Tests in 1880's), dies
1907 : Gaetano Braga, composer, dies at 78
1907 : Harry Boyle, round-arm cricket bowler (12 of Aust's early Tests), dies
1916 : Franz Jozef I, King of Austria/Hungary, dies
1920 : Caryl Florio, composer, dies at 77
1920 : William James Robjohn, composer, dies at 77
1928 : Hermann Sudermann, German author (Frau Sorge), dies
1932 : Vito Pardo, Italian sculptor (Columbus monument Argentina), dies
1938 : Leopold Godowsky, pianist/composer, dies at 68
1940 : Geoffrey Legge, cricketer (WWII 196 Eng v NZ Auckland 1930), dies
1941 : Juanita Spellini, first women executed in Calif
1942 : James Barry M Hertzog, South African premier (1914-39), dies at 76
1945 : Robert Benchley, US humorist (My 10 years in a quandary), dies at 56
1948 : Bokke RS Pollema journalist/author (Lock of hair & l˜en), dies at 65
1952 : Henri‰tte Roland Holst-de Schalk, marxist author, dies at 82
1952 : William Green, union chairman (AFL 1924-52), dies at 79
1954 : Karol Rathaus, composer, dies at 59
1954 : Prof Werner Elert, German Lutheran theologist, dies at 69
1958 : Mel Ott, NY Giant baseball star (1926-1947), dies at 49
1959 : Max Baer, US, heavyweight boxing champ (1934), dies at 49
1963 : Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet (Perfil del Aire), dies at 61
1963 : Pierre Blanchar, actor (Man From Nowhere), dies at 71
1963 : Robert Stroud, "bird man of Alcatraz", dies
1967 : Florence Reed, actress (Black Panther Club), dies after illness at 84
1972 : Karel H ba, Czech violinist/composer, dies at 74
1974 : Frank Martin, Swiss composer (In Terra Fax), dies at 84
1975 : G Gunnarsson, writer, dies at 86
1976 : Niles Welch, actor (Cornered), dies at 88
1980 : Jim Parks Sr, Kent cricket all-rounder (only Test for England), dies
1981 : Harry Von Zell, TV announcer (Burns & Allen), dies at 75
1982 : Lee Patrick, actress (Henrietta-Topper, Maltese Falcon), dies at 75
1985 : Ramnath Kenny, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1958-60), dies
1986 : Jerry Colonna, actor (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 82
1987 : James E Folsom, (Alabama-Gov, 1947-51, 1955-59), dies at 79
1991 : Daniel Mann, US director (Rose tattoo), dies of heart failure at 79
1991 : David "Sonny" Werblin, AFL owner (NY Jets), dies at 81
1991 : Prior Jones, West Indian cricket pace bowler (9 Tests 1948-52), dies
1991 : Sonny Werblin, NY sports impresario, dies at 81
1992 : Kaysone Phomvihane, PM of Laos (1975-91), dies
1992 : Severino Gazzelloni, Italian flautist, dies
1993 : Bill Bixby, actor (My Favorite Martian), dies of prostate cancer at 59
1993 : Christopher Frank, director/actor (Annee Des Meduses), dies at 50
1993 : Emile Ardolino, director (Sister Act), dies of AIDS at 50
1993 : Jim McLaughlin, Buffalo radio newsman (WKBW), dies at 59
1994 : Manfred Longer, Austrian/Dutch gay disco owner, dies at 42
1995 : Dorothy Jeakins, costume designer, dies at 81
1995 : George Ivan Smith, diplomat, dies at 80
1995 : Peter Grant, rock band manager, dies at 60
1995 : Smilin' Jim Eames, singer/songwriter, dies at 71
1996 : Bernard William George Rose, organist, dies at 80
1996 : Edward George Edwards, chenist, dies at 82
1996 : Virginia Downing, actress (Gig, Butterfield 8), dies at 92
1997 : Ismail Fahmi, external minister of Egypt in (1973-77), dies

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