March 21st
216 Notable deaths
Joe Fulks
American basketball player (1921–1976).
Born October 26th, 1921 in Birmingham.
Died March 21st, 1976 at 54 years old in Eddyville.
Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
Irish judge and 5th president of ireland (1911-1978).
Born February 12th, 1911 in Bray.
Died March 21st, 1978 at 67 years old in Dublin (coronary thrombosis).
Frédéric Mitterrand
French politician (1947–2024).
Born August 21st, 1947 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 21st, 2024 at 76 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Klaus Dinger
German musician (1946–2008).
Born March 24th, 1946 in Warburg.
Died March 21st, 2008 at 61 years old in Düsseldorf (heart failure).
Filiz Akın
Turkish actor (1943–2025).
Born January 2nd, 1943 in Ankara.
Died March 21st, 2025 at 82 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Yvan Colonna
Corsican independentist and criminal (1960–2022).
Born April 7th, 1960 in Ajaccio.
Died March 21st, 2022 at 61 years old in 15th arrondissement of Marseille (strangling). [ref]
Anna-Lisa
Norwegian actress (1933-2018).
Born March 30th, 1933 in Oslo. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2018 at 84 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Juan Almonte
Mexican general, diplomat and regent (1803-1869).
Born May 15th, 1803 in Michoacán.
Died March 21st, 1869 at 65 years old in Paris.
Nikolai Andrianov
Soviet-russian artistic gymnast (1952–2011).
Born October 14th, 1952 in Vladimir.
Died March 21st, 2011 at 58 years old in Vladimir (neurological disorder). [ref]
Kinuyo Tanaka
Japanese actress and film director.
Born November 28th, 1910 in Shimonoseki. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1977 at 66 years old in Japan (brain cancer).
Princess Elisabeth of Prussia
Third daughter and seventh child of prince wilhelm of prussia and princess marie anna of hesse-homburg (1815-1885).
Born June 18th, 1815 in Berlin Palace.
Died March 21st, 1885 at 69 years old in Bessungen.
Cyril M. Kornbluth
American science fiction author (1923-1958).
Born July 2nd, 1923 in Manhattan.
Died March 21st, 1958 at 34 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Cornelia Fort
American aviator.
Born February 5th, 1919 in Nashville.
Died March 21st, 1943 at 24 years old in Merkel (mid-air collision).
John Bates Clark
American neoclassical economist (1847–1938).
Born January 26th, 1847 in Providence.
Died March 21st, 1938 at 91 years old in New York City.
William Quan Judge
American occult writer (1851–1896).
Born April 13th, 1851 in Dublin.
Died March 21st, 1896 at 44 years old in New York City.
Adolph Rickenbacker
American luthier (1887-1976).
Born April 1st, 1887 in Basel.
Died March 21st, 1976 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Franz Schreker
Austrian composer (1878–1934).
Born March 23rd, 1878 in Monaco.
Died March 21st, 1934 at 55 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction).
Tonino Guerra
Italian concentration camp survivor, poet, writer and screenwriter (1920-2012).
Born March 16th, 1920 in Santarcangelo di Romagna. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2012 at 92 years old in Santarcangelo di Romagna. [ref]
Wolfgang Wagner
German stage director.
Born August 30th, 1919 in Bayreuth.
Died March 21st, 2010 at 90 years old in Bayreuth.
C. West Churchman
American philosopher and systems scientist (1913-2004).
Born August 29th, 1913 in Philadelphia.
Died March 21st, 2004 at 90 years old in Bolinas.
Stanley Sadie
British musicologist (1930–2005).
Born October 30th, 1930 in Wembley.
Died March 21st, 2005 at 74 years old in Cossington (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Ludmilla Tchérina
French artist (1924-2004).
Born October 10th, 1924 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 21st, 2004 at 79 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Charles Kay Ogden
English linguist, philosopher, writer (1889–1957).
Born June 1st, 1889 in Fleetwood.
Died March 21st, 1957 at 67 years old in London.
Paul Troost
German architect (1878–1934).
Born August 17th, 1878 in Elberfeld.
Died March 21st, 1934 at 55 years old in Munich.
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris