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May 21st
214 Notable deaths
Louis Johnson
American bass guitarist, songwriter (1955–2015).
Born April 13th, 1955 in Los Angeles.
Died May 21st, 2015 at 60 years old in Las Vegas.
Alejandro Rey
Argentine-american actor and television director (1930-1987).
Born February 8th, 1930 in Buenos Aires.
Died May 21st, 1987 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
John Frost
British airborne officer (1912-1993).
Born December 31st, 1912 in Pune.
Died May 21st, 1993 at 80 years old in West Sussex.
Geoffrey de Havilland
English aircraft engineer (1882–1965).
Born July 27th, 1882 in High Wycombe.
Died May 21st, 1965 at 82 years old in Watford (cerebral hemorrhage).
Ralph Miliband
Marxist theorist (1924–1994).
Born January 7th, 1924 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died May 21st, 1994 at 70 years old in Westminster (myocardial infarction).
Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
French army officer (1847-1923).
Born December 16th, 1847 in Paris.
Died May 21st, 1923 at 75 years old in Harpenden.
Trevor Bolder
English rock bassist, musician, songwriter and record producer (1950–2013).
Born June 9th, 1950 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died May 21st, 2013 at 62 years old in London (cancer, pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Lisa Spoonauer
American actress (1972–2017).
Born December 6th, 1972 in Rahway.
Died May 21st, 2017 at 44 years old in Jackson. [ref]
Bruce Geller
American television producer and writer (1930–1978).
Born October 13th, 1930 in New York City.
Died May 21st, 1978 at 47 years old in Santa Barbara.
Vaughn Monroe
American singer (1911–1973).
Born October 7th, 1911 in Akron.
Died May 21st, 1973 at 61 years old in Stuart.
David Pawson
British minister (1930–2020).
Born February 25th, 1930 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died May 21st, 2020 at 90 years old [ref]
Williamina Fleming
Scottish-american astronomer (1857–1911).
Born May 15th, 1857 in Dundee.
Died May 21st, 1911 at 54 years old in Boston.
Klaus Mann
German writer (1906–1949).
Born November 18th, 1906 in Munich.
Died May 21st, 1949 at 42 years old in Cannes (drug overdose).
Stephen Elliott
American actor.
Born November 27th, 1918 in New York City.
Died May 21st, 2005 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Guido von List
Austrian writer (1848-1919).
Born October 5th, 1848 in Vienna.
Died May 21st, 1919 at 70 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
George Beurling
Second world war flying ace (1921–1948).
Born December 6th, 1921 in Verdun.
Died May 21st, 1948 at 26 years old in Rome. [ref]
Lash LaRue
American actor (1917-1996).
Born June 15th, 1917 in Gretna.
Died May 21st, 1996 at 78 years old in Burbank (pulmonary emphysema).
Alphonso Taft
American diplomat (1810–1891).
Born November 5th, 1810 in Townshend.
Died May 21st, 1891 at 80 years old in San Diego (heart failure).
Hideyo Noguchi
Japanese bacteriologist (1876–1928).
Born November 9th, 1876 in Inawashiro.
Died May 21st, 1928 at 51 years old in Accra (yellow fever).
Doris Lloyd
British actress (1891–1968).
Born July 3rd, 1896 in Liverpool.
Died May 21st, 1968 at 71 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction).
Douglas Fowley
American actor (1911-1998).
Born May 30th, 1911 in The Bronx.
Died May 21st, 1998 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills.
James Franck
German physicist (1882–1964).
Born August 26th, 1882 in Hamburg.
Died May 21st, 1964 at 81 years old in Göttingen.
Dino Grandi
Italian politician (1895–1988).
Born June 4th, 1895 in Mordano.
Died May 21st, 1988 at 92 years old in Bologna.
Hugo de Vries
Dutch botanist (1848-1935).
Born February 16th, 1848 in Haarlem. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1935 at 87 years old in Lunteren. [ref]
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