May 21st
143 Notable deaths
Lash LaRue
American actor (1917-1996).
Born June 15th, 1917 in Gretna.
Died May 21st, 1996 at 78 years old in Burbank (pulmonary emphysema).
Klaus Mann
German writer.
Born November 18th, 1906 in Munich. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1949 at 42 years old in Cannes (drug overdose). [ref]
Hideyo Noguchi
Japanese bacteriologist.
Born November 9th, 1876 in Inawashiro. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1928 at 51 years old in Accra (yellow fever). [ref]
Doris Lloyd
English actress.
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.
Joe Cobb
American actor.
Born November 7th, 1916 in Shawnee.
Died May 21st, 2002 at 85 years old in Santa Ana.
James Franck
German physicist.
Born August 26th, 1882 in Hamburg.
Died May 21st, 1964 at 81 years old in Göttingen.
Oliver E. Williamson
American economist (1932-2020).
Born September 27th, 1932 in Superior.
Died May 21st, 2020 at 87 years old in Berkeley (pneumonia). [ref]
Robert Gist
American actor and director (1917-1998).
Born October 1st, 1917 in Miami.
Died May 21st, 1998 at 80 years old in Magalia.
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All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young