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May 21st
157 Notable deaths
Omar Pkhakadze
Soviet racing cyclist.
Born December 8th, 1944 in Kutaisi.
Died May 21st, 1993 at 48 years old in Tbilisi.
Aikitu Tanakadate
Japanese physicist.
Born October 16th, 1856 in Ninohe District.
Died May 21st, 1952 at 95 years old in Setagaya-ku.
Douglas Rodríguez
Boxer (1950-2012).
Born June 3rd, 1950 in Havana.
Died May 21st, 2012 at 61 years old in Havana. [ref]
Wilhelm Góra
Polish footballer (1916-1975).
Born January 18th, 1916 in Bytom.
Died May 21st, 1975 at 59 years old in Hamburg.
Andrea Maria Erba
Italian catholic priest, priest and theologian.
Born January 1st, 1930 in Biassono.
Died May 21st, 2016 at 86 years old in Velletri. [ref]
Lars-Erik Skiöld
Olympic wrestler.
Born March 19th, 1952 in Malmö.
Died May 21st, 2017 at 65 years old [ref]
César Boutteville
French-vietnamese chess player (1917-2015).
Born June 24th, 1917 in Hanoi. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2015 at 97 years old in Versailles. [ref]
Marco Cimatti
Olympic cyclist.
Born February 13th, 1913 in Bologna. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1982 at 69 years old in Bologna.
Giuseppe Peruchetti
Italian footballer and manager (1907-1995).
Born October 30th, 1907 in Gardone Val Trompia.
Died May 21st, 1995 at 87 years old in Gardone Val Trompia.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 157
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