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May 21st
150 Notable deaths
Yevgraf Fyodorov
Russian mathematician, crystallographer, and mineralogist.
Born December 22nd, 1853 in Orenburg.
Died May 21st, 1919 at 65 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia).
Christian de Chergé
Catholic monk (1937-1996).
Born January 18th, 1937 in Colmar. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1996 at 59 years old in Médéa. [ref]
Earlene Brown
American shot putter and discus thrower.
Born July 11th, 1935 in Laredo. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1983 at 47 years old in Compton.
William Lincoln Bakewell
American sailor and polar explorer (1888-1969).
Born November 26th, 1888 in Joliet.
Died May 21st, 1969 at 80 years old in Skandia Township.
Alma Adamkienė
First lady of lithuania, wife of valdas adamkus.
Born February 10th, 1927 in Šiauliai.
Died May 21st, 2023 at 96 years old in Vilnius (stroke). [ref]
Grigori Sokolnikov
Soviet diplomat (1888-1939).
Born August 15th, 1888 in Romny.
Died May 21st, 1939 at 50 years old in Verkhneuralsk.
Georgy Catoire
Russian composer.
Born April 27th, 1861 in Moscow.
Died May 21st, 1926 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Hiroyuki Nagato
Japanese actor (1934-2011).
Born January 10th, 1934 in Nakagyō-ku.
Died May 21st, 2011 at 77 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Wilhelm Hasse
German general and knight's cross recipients.
Born November 24th, 1894 in Nysa.
Died May 21st, 1945 at 50 years old in Písek.
Michael Mayr
Was chancellor of austria in the first austrian republic (1864-1922).
Born April 10th, 1864 in Adlwang. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1922 at 58 years old in Waldneukirchen. [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel