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May 21st
150 Notable deaths
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.
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.
Nol de Ruiter
Dutch footballer and manager.
Born April 6th, 1940 in Utrecht.
Died May 21st, 2025 at 85 years old in Houten. [ref]
Pat O'Malley
American stage and film actor (1890-1966).
Born September 3rd, 1890 in Forest City.
Died May 21st, 1966 at 75 years old in Van Nuys (myocardial infarction).
Nikola Mushanov
Bulgarian politician (1872-1951).
Born April 12th, 1872 in Dryanovo. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1951 at 79 years old in Sofia.
Annarita Sidoti
Italian racewalker.
Born July 25th, 1969 in Gioiosa Marea.
Died May 21st, 2015 at 45 years old in Gioiosa Marea (breast cancer). [ref]
Samuel Bischoff
Film producer.
Born August 11th, 1890 in Hartford.
Died May 21st, 1975 at 84 years old in Hollywood.
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