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May 21st
217 Notable deaths
Stephen Pearl Andrews
American anarchist (1812-1886).
Born March 22nd, 1812 in Templeton.
Died May 21st, 1886 at 74 years old in New York City.
Giovanni Goria
Italian politician (1943–1994).
Died May 21st, 1994 at 50 years old in Asti (lung cancer).
Dorothy Christy
American actress (1900–1977).
Born May 26th, 1906 in Reading.
Died May 21st, 1977 at 70 years old in Santa Monica.
George Antonius
Lebanese-egyptian author, historian, and diplomat.
Born October 19th, 1891 in Deyr el-Qamar.
Died May 21st, 1942 at 50 years old in Jerusalem.
Grigori Sokolnikov
Soviet diplomat (1888-1939).
Born August 15th, 1888 in Romny.
Died May 21st, 1939 at 50 years old in Verkhneuralsk.
Billy Williams
British cinematographer.
Born June 3rd, 1929 in Walthamstow. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2025 at 95 years old [ref]
Andriy Portnov
Ukrainian lawyer and politician (1973–2025).
Born October 27th, 1973 in Luhansk.
Died May 21st, 2025 at 51 years old in Pozuelo de Alarcón (gunshot wound). [ref]
George Frampton
British sculptor (1860-1928).
Born June 16th, 1860 in London.
Died May 21st, 1928 at 67 years old in London.
Fritz Müller
German-brazilian biologist (1822–1897).
Born March 31st, 1822 in Windischholzhausen.
Died May 21st, 1897 at 75 years old in Blumenau.
Lionel Kieseritzky
Baltic german chess player (1806-1853).
Born January 1st, 1806 in Tartu.
Died May 21st, 1853 at 47 years old in Paris, former 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Rexhep Mitrovica
Albanian politician and axis collaborator (1888-1967).
Born January 15th, 1888 in Mitrovica. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1967 at 79 years old in Istanbul.
Ann Little
Actress (1891-1984).
Born February 7th, 1891 in Mount Shasta.
Died May 21st, 1984 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.
George de Roerich
Russian tibetologist (1902–1960).
Born August 16th, 1902 in Okulovka (town), Novgorod Oblast.
Died May 21st, 1960 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Victor Segalen
French poet (1878–1919).
Born January 14th, 1878 in Brest.
Died May 21st, 1919 at 41 years old in Huelgoat.
John M. Fabian
American pilot and astronaut.
Born January 28th, 1939 in Baytown.
Died May 21st, 2026 at 87 years old in Port Ludlow. [ref]
Ida Kamińska
Polish actress (1899-1980).
Born September 18th, 1899 in Odesa.
Died May 21st, 1980 at 80 years old in New York City (cardiovascular disease).
Enric Marco
Spanish imposter.
Born April 12th, 1921 in Barcelona.
Died May 21st, 2022 at 101 years old [ref]
Simon Vratsian
Prime minister of armenia (1882-1969).
Born March 24th, 1882 in Bolshiye Saly.
Died May 21st, 1969 at 87 years old in Beirut.
Alma Adamkienė
First lady of lithuania, wife of valdas adamkus (1927–2023).
Born February 10th, 1927 in Šiauliai.
Died May 21st, 2023 at 96 years old in Vilnius (stroke). [ref]
August Kundt
German physicist (1839–1894).
Born November 18th, 1839 in Schwerin.
Died May 21st, 1894 at 54 years old in Israelsdorf (cardiovascular disease).
Masayoshi Ito
Japanese politician (1913-1994).
Born December 15th, 1913 in Aizuwakamatsu.
Died May 21st, 1994 at 80 years old in Tokyo.
Archie Carr
American university professor, zoologist, and conservationist (1909–1987).
Born June 16th, 1909 in Mobile.
Died May 21st, 1987 at 77 years old in Micanopy.
Tahir Teimurovitsch Salakhov
Soviet, azerbaijani and russian artist (1928-2021).
Born November 29th, 1928 in Baku.
Died May 21st, 2021 at 92 years old in Berlin. [ref]
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