May 21st
217 Notable deaths
Yevgraf Fyodorov
Russian mathematician, crystallographer, and mineralogist.
Born December 22nd, 1853 in Orenburg.
Died May 21st, 1919 at 65 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia).
Annie M.G. Schmidt
Dutch writer (1911-1995).
Born May 20th, 1911 in Kapelle.
Died May 21st, 1995 at 84 years old in Amsterdam (cardiac arrest).
Karol Mikuli
Polish pianist, composer and pedagogue (1819–1897).
Born October 20th, 1819 in Chernivtsi.
Died May 21st, 1897 at 77 years old in Lviv.
Grigore Moisil
Romanian mathematician, computer pioneer (1906–1973).
Born January 10th, 1906 in Tulcea.
Died May 21st, 1973 at 67 years old in Ottawa.
Andrés Eloy Blanco
Venezuelan politician and poet.
Born August 6th, 1896 in Cumaná.
Died May 21st, 1955 at 58 years old in Mexico City.
William Lincoln Bakewell
American sailor and polar explorer (1888-1969).
Born November 26th, 1888 in Joliet.
Died May 21st, 1969 at 80 years old in Skandia Township.
Christian de Chergé
Catholic monk (1937-1996).
Born January 18th, 1937 in Colmar.
Died May 21st, 1996 at 59 years old in Médéa.
Raoul Barré
Canadian american cartoonist (1874–1932).
Born January 29th, 1874 in Montreal.
Died May 21st, 1932 at 58 years old in Montreal (cancer).
Earlene Brown
American shot putter and discus thrower.
Born July 11th, 1935 in Laredo. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1983 at 47 years old in Compton.
Tudor Vianu
Romanian writer.
Born January 8th, 1898 in Giurgiu.
Died May 21st, 1964 at 66 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction).
Sándor Tarics
Hungarian water polo player (1913–2016).
Born September 23rd, 1913 in Budapest. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2016 at 102 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Hiroyuki Nagato
Japanese actor (1934–2011).
Born January 10th, 1934 in Nakagyō Ward.
Died May 21st, 2011 at 77 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Georgy Catoire
Russian composer (1861–1926).
Born April 27th, 1861 in Moscow.
Died May 21st, 1926 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Giovanni Muzio
Italian architect (1893-1982).
Born February 12th, 1893 in Milan.
Died May 21st, 1982 at 89 years old in Milan.
Pat O'Malley
American stage and film actor (1890-1966).
Born September 3rd, 1890 in Forest City.
Died May 21st, 1966 at 75 years old in Van Nuys (myocardial infarction).
Horace B. Carpenter
Actor, film director (1875-1945).
Born January 31st, 1875 in Grand Rapids.
Died May 21st, 1945 at 70 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Michael Mayr
Was chancellor of austria in the first austrian republic (1864-1922).
Born April 10th, 1864 in Adlwang. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1922 at 58 years old in Waldneukirchen. [ref]
Poni Adams
Actress (1918-2014).
Born August 7th, 1918 in San Antonio.
Died May 21st, 2014 at 95 years old in Palm Desert (disease).
Wilhelm Hasse
German general and knight's cross recipients (1894–1945).
Born November 24th, 1894 in Nysa.
Died May 21st, 1945 at 50 years old in Písek.
Nol de Ruiter
Dutch footballer and manager.
Born April 6th, 1940 in Utrecht.
Died May 21st, 2025 at 85 years old in Houten. [ref]
Julián Orbón
Spanish composer (1925–1991).
Born August 7th, 1925 in Avilés.
Died May 21st, 1991 at 65 years old in Miami.
Arab Shamilov
Kurdish writer (1897–1978).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in Susuz.
Died May 21st, 1978 at 81 years old in Yerevan.
Anna-Lena Löfgren
Swedish female singer (1944–2010).
Born May 1st, 1944 in Stockholm.
Died May 21st, 2010 at 66 years old in Rånäs. [ref]
Eddie Keizan
South african racing driver.
Born September 12th, 1944 in Johannesburg.
Died May 21st, 2016 at 71 years old in Johannesburg.
Jamsrangiin Sambuu
Mongolian politician (1895–1972).
Born June 27th, 1895 in Töv Province.
Died May 21st, 1972 at 76 years old in Ulaanbaatar.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 217
We owe respect to the living; to the dead we owe only truth. Voltaire