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May 21st
167 Notable deaths
Kenneth Clark
English art historian, museum director, and broadcaster (1903–1983).
Born July 13th, 1903 in London. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1983 at 79 years old in Hythe. [ref]
Bill Hunter
Australian actor (1940-2011).
Born February 27th, 1940 in Ballarat.
Died May 21st, 2011 at 71 years old in Kew (liver cancer). [ref]
Louis Johnson
American bass guitarist, songwriter.
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).
Trevor Bolder
English rock bassist, musician, songwriter and record producer.
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]
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