May 21st
157 Notable deaths
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 (1894–1945).
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]
Fulvio Tomizza
Italian writer.
Born January 26th, 1935 in Juricani.
Died May 21st, 1999 at 64 years old in Trieste. [ref]
Lily Kronberger
Hungarian figure skater (1890–1974).
Born November 12th, 1890 in Budapest.
Died May 21st, 1974 at 83 years old in Budapest.
Eddie Keizan
South african racing driver.
Born September 12th, 1944 in Johannesburg.
Died May 21st, 2016 at 71 years old in Johannesburg.
Aleksandr Askoldov
Soviet film director (1932-2018).
Born June 17th, 1932 in Moscow.
Died May 21st, 2018 at 85 years old in Sweden.
Julián Orbón
Spanish composer.
Born August 7th, 1925 in Avilés.
Died May 21st, 1991 at 65 years old in Miami.
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks