March 21st
169 Notable deaths
Pinetop Perkins
American blues pianist.
Born July 7th, 1913 in Humphreys County. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2011 at 97 years old in Austin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ron Harper
American actor.
Born January 12th, 1933 in Turtle Creek. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2024 at 91 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Lorenzo Sanz
Spanish businessman (1943–2020).
Born August 9th, 1943 in Madrid. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2020 at 76 years old in Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz (COVID-19). [ref]
Mekonnen Welde Mikael
Ethiopian prince (1852–1906).
Died March 21st, 1906 at 53 years old in Ethiopia (typhus).
Pietro Mennea
Italian sprinter and politician.
Born June 28th, 1952 in Barletta.
Died March 21st, 2013 at 60 years old in Rome (pancreatic cancer).
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 writer, director, television host and politician.
Born August 21st, 1947 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2024 at 76 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Klaus Dinger
German musician.
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]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 169
Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi