May 21st
143 Notable deaths
Patsy O'Hara
Irish republican.
Born July 11th, 1957 in Derry.
Died May 21st, 1981 at 23 years old in HM Prison Maze (starvation).
Hans-Adolf Prützmann
German general (1901-1945).
Born August 31st, 1901 in Tolkmicko.
Died May 21st, 1945 at 43 years old in Lüneburg (poison).
Alejandro de Tomaso
Racecar driver.
Born July 10th, 1928 in Buenos Aires.
Died May 21st, 2003 at 74 years old in Modena.
Count Christian of Rosenborg
Former danish prince (1942-2013); youngest child of knud, hereditary prince of denmark, and princess caroline-mathilde of denmark.
Born October 22nd, 1942 in Sorgenfri Palace.
Died May 21st, 2013 at 70 years old in Gentofte Municipality.
Ronald Firbank
English novelist (1886-1926).
Born January 17th, 1886 in London. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1926 at 40 years old in Rome. [ref]
John Henry Mackay
German writer.
Born February 6th, 1864 in Greenock.
Died May 21st, 1933 at 69 years old in Stahnsdorf (drug overdose).
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Polish composer (1953—2024).
Born April 29th, 1953 in Konin.
Died May 21st, 2024 at 71 years old in Kraków (multiple system atrophy). [ref]
Rosemary Radford Ruether
American theologian.
Born November 2nd, 1936 in Saint Paul.
Died May 21st, 2022 at 85 years old in Pomona.
Alexander Vertinsky
Russian artist, poet, singer, composer, cabaret artist and actor (1889-1957).
Born March 20th, 1889 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1957 at 68 years old in Saint Petersburg (heart failure).
René Daumal
French poet and novelist.
Born March 16th, 1908 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1944 at 36 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (tuberculosis). [ref]
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare