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March 21st
154 Notable deaths
George Foreman
American professional boxer (1949–2025).
Born January 10th, 1949 in Marshall. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2025 at 76 years old in Houston. [ref]
Jerry Krause
American sports executive.
Born April 6th, 1939 in Chicago. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2017 at 77 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Dean Paul Martin
American actor and singer (1951-1987).
Born November 17th, 1951 in Santa Monica. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1987 at 35 years old in San Gorgonio Mountain. [ref]
Chuck Barris
American game show creator, producer, and host (1929-2017).
Born June 3rd, 1929 in Philadelphia.
Died March 21st, 2017 at 87 years old in Palisades (disease). [ref]
Angelo Bruno
American mobster.
Born May 21st, 1910 in Villalba, Sicily.
Died March 21st, 1980 at 69 years old in Philadelphia.
Martin McGuinness
Irish republican and sinn féin politician (1950-2017).
Died March 21st, 2017 at 66 years old in Altnagelvin Area Hospital (amyloidosis). [ref]
Frederick Winslow Taylor
American mechanical engineer.
Born March 20th, 1856 in Germantown. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1915 at 59 years old in Philadelphia (pneumonia). [ref]
Robert Preston
American actor (1918-1987).
Born June 8th, 1918 in Massachusetts.
Died March 21st, 1987 at 68 years old in Montecito (lung cancer).
Michael Redgrave
English actor (1908-1985).
Born March 20th, 1908 in Bristol. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1985 at 77 years old in Denham (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
James Rebhorn
American character actor (1948-2014).
Born September 1st, 1948 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2014 at 65 years old in South Orange (melanoma).
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