Who died on January 21

112 people with a Wikipedia article died on January 21, including AD 420, Pope Paschal II, Juan de Grijalva. 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.

49 documented historical events happened on January 21, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Abbasid Caliphate crushed the Alid revolt when a rebel leader was mortally wounded in battle near Basra in present-day Iraq. On the same day, in another year: King Edward II of England issued a royal charter confirming Adam de Brome's foundation of Oriel College, Oxford. 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.