December 21st
228 Notable deaths
George S. Patton
United states army general (1885–1945).
Born November 11th, 1885 in San Gabriel, San Gabriel Valley. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1945 at 60 years old in Heidelberg (traffic collision). [ref]
F. Scott Fitzgerald
American writer (1896–1940).
Born September 24th, 1896 in Saint Paul. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1940 at 44 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Edda Göring
Daughter of politician hermann göring (1938-2018).
Born June 2nd, 1938 in Berlin.
Died December 21st, 2018 at 80 years old in Munich.
Klara Hitler
Mother of adolf hitler (1860–1907).
Born August 12th, 1860 in Weitra.
Died December 21st, 1907 at 47 years old in Urfahr.
Richard Long
American actor (1927-1974).
Born December 17th, 1927 in Chicago.
Died December 21st, 1974 at 47 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Teji Bachchan
Indian activist (1914-2007).
Born August 12th, 1914 in Faisalabad.
Died December 21st, 2007 at 93 years old in Mumbai.
Albert King
American blues musician (1923–1992).
Born April 25th, 1923 in Indianola.
Died December 21st, 1992 at 69 years old in Memphis (myocardial infarction).
John Eisenhower
United states army general, military historian, diplomat (1922–2013).
Born August 3rd, 1922 in Denver.
Died December 21st, 2013 at 91 years old in Trappe.
Kelly Johnson
American aerospace engineer (1910–1990).
Born February 27th, 1910 in Ishpeming.
Died December 21st, 1990 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Franz Boas
German-american anthropologist.
Born July 9th, 1858 in Minden. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1942 at 84 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Stella Adler
American actress and acting teacher (1901–1992).
Born February 10th, 1901 in Manhattan.
Died December 21st, 1992 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Billie Whitelaw
British actress (1932–2014).
Born June 6th, 1932 in Coventry.
Died December 21st, 2014 at 82 years old in Northwood.
Vince Zampella
American video game designer (1970–2025).
Born October 1st, 1970. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2025 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision). [ref]
Paul Hausser
German waffen ss general (1880-1972).
Born October 7th, 1880 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Died December 21st, 1972 at 92 years old in Ludwigsburg.
Martin Peters
English footballer and manager (1943-2019).
Born November 8th, 1943 in London.
Died December 21st, 2019 at 76 years old in London (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Ted Healy
American vaudeville performer, comedian, and actor (1896–1937).
Born October 1st, 1896 in Kaufman.
Died December 21st, 1937 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (nephritis).
Bruce McCandless II
American astronaut (1937–2017).
Born June 8th, 1937 in Boston.
Died December 21st, 2017 at 80 years old in Conifer. [ref]
K. T. Oslin
American musician.
Born May 15th, 1942 in Arkansas.
Died December 21st, 2020 at 78 years old in Nashville (Parkinson's disease, COVID-19). [ref]
Robert Solow
American economist (1924–2023).
Born August 23rd, 1924 in Brooklyn.
Died December 21st, 2023 at 99 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Carl Van Vechten
American writer and photographer (1880–1964).
Born June 17th, 1880 in Cedar Rapids.
Died December 21st, 1964 at 84 years old in New York City.
Jack Hobbs
English cricketer (1882–1963).
Born December 16th, 1882 in Cambridge.
Died December 21st, 1963 at 81 years old in Hove.
Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
Canadian-american businessman (1929–2013).
Born June 20th, 1929 in Montreal.
Died December 21st, 2013 at 84 years old in New York City.
Ivan Ilyin
Russian political philosopher (1883–1954).
Born April 9th, 1883 in Moscow.
Died December 21st, 1954 at 71 years old in Zollikon.
P. B. S. Pinchback
American politician (1837–1921).
Born May 10th, 1837 in Macon. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1921 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Bob Steele
American actor (1907–1988).
Born January 23rd, 1907 in Portland.
Died December 21st, 1989 at 82 years old in Burbank (pulmonary emphysema).
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Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity. Mother Teresa