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May 21st
143 Notable deaths
Williamina Fleming
Scottish astronomer (1857-1911).
Born May 15th, 1857 in Dundee.
Died May 21st, 1911 at 54 years old in Boston.
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).
David Pawson
British minister.
Born February 25th, 1930 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died May 21st, 2020 at 90 years old [ref]
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]
Ralph Miliband
Marxist theorist.
Born January 7th, 1924 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died May 21st, 1994 at 70 years old in Westminster (myocardial infarction).
John Frost
British airborne officer (1912-1993).
Born December 31st, 1912 in Pune.
Died May 21st, 1993 at 80 years old in West Sussex.
Vaughn Monroe
American baritone singer, trumpeter, big band leader, actor, and businessman (1911-1973).
Born October 7th, 1911 in Akron.
Died May 21st, 1973 at 61 years old in Stuart. [ref]
Lisa Spoonauer
American actress (1972-2017).
Born December 6th, 1972 in Rahway.
Died May 21st, 2017 at 44 years old in Jackson Township. [ref]
George Beurling
Second world war flying ace.
Born December 6th, 1921 in Verdun.
Died May 21st, 1948 at 26 years old in Rome. [ref]
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