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Who died on December 21

68 figures who shaped history died on December 21.

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Hincmar — Archbishop of Reims, who died on December 21 882.

Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah — Fatimid caliph from 953 to 975, who died on December 21 975.

Hugh of Tuscany — Margrave of Tuscany from 969 to 1001, who died on December 21 1001.

Henry I of Hesse — First Landgrave of Hesse, who died on December 21 1308.

Constantine III of Armenia — King of Armenian Cilicia from 1344 to 1362, who died on December 21 1362.

Giovanni Boccaccio — Italian author and poet, who died on December 21 1375.

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Who died on December 21?

68 people with a Wikipedia article died on December 21, including Hincmar, Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, Hugh of Tuscany. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

What happened on December 21?

38 documented historical events happened on December 21, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Lamberto Scannabecchi was elected pope, taking the name Honorius II. On the same day, in another year: The Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower landed at present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts, to establish the Plymouth Colony. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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