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May 21st
142 Notable deaths
Rajiv Gandhi
Prime minister of india from 1984 to 1989.
Born August 20th, 1944 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1991 at 46 years old in Sriperumbudur (explosion). [ref]
Clint Walker
American actor (1927-2018).
Born May 30th, 1927 in Hartford.
Died May 21st, 2018 at 90 years old in Grass Valley (heart failure). [ref]
Ray Stevenson
British film and television actor.
Born May 25th, 1964 in Lisburn.
Died May 21st, 2023 at 58 years old in Lacco Ameno. [ref]
John Gielgud
English actor and theatre director (1904-2000).
Born April 14th, 1904 in South Kensington. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2000 at 96 years old in Wotton House. [ref]
Howard Morris
American actor.
Born September 4th, 1919 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2005 at 85 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
John Garfield
American actor (1913-1952).
Born March 4th, 1913 in Lower East Side. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1952 at 39 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mark R. Hughes
American entrepreneur, founder and president of herbalife international, inc..
Born January 1st, 1956 in La Mirada.
Died May 21st, 2000 at 44 years old in Malibu (drug overdose).
Candy Darling
American actress (1944-1974).
Born November 24th, 1944 in Forest Hills.
Died May 21st, 1974 at 29 years old in New York City (leukemia, lymphoma).
Barbara Cartland
English writer and media personality (1901-2000).
Born July 9th, 1901 in Edgbaston. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2000 at 98 years old in Hatfield. [ref]
Sunderlal Bahuguna
Environmental activist from uttarakhand, india (1927-2021).
Born January 9th, 1927 in Tehri.
Died May 21st, 2021 at 94 years old in Rishikesh. [ref]
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