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May 21st
157 Notable deaths
Joe Cobb
American actor (1916–2002).
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.
Vanessa Brown
Austrian-born american actress (1928-1999).
Born March 24th, 1928 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1999 at 71 years old in Woodland Hills (breast cancer). [ref]
Blue Mitchell
American musician.
Born March 13th, 1930 in Miami. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1979 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Binyavanga Wainaina
Kenyan writer.
Born January 18th, 1971 in Nakuru.
Died May 21st, 2019 at 48 years old in Nairobi (stroke). [ref]
Dominique Venner
French journalist and essayist.
Born April 16th, 1935 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2013 at 78 years old in Notre-Dame de Paris (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Dino Grandi
Italian politician (1895–1988).
Born June 4th, 1895 in Mordano. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1988 at 92 years old in Bologna. [ref]
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