May 21st
150 Notable deaths
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]
Annie M. G. Schmidt
Dutch writer (1911-1995).
Born May 20th, 1911 in Kapelle. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1995 at 84 years old in Amsterdam (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Margaret Archer
British sociologist.
Born January 20th, 1943 in Grenoside.
Died May 21st, 2023 at 80 years old [ref]
Anna Maria Ferrero
Italian actress (1935-2018).
Born February 18th, 1935 in Rome. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2018 at 83 years old in Versailles. [ref]
Hiroshi Inagaki
Director, screenwriter, producer, actor.
Born December 30th, 1905 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1980 at 74 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Jaime Lusinchi
Venezuelan politician (1924-2014).
Born May 27th, 1924 in Clarines.
Died May 21st, 2014 at 89 years old in Caracas (respiratory failure).
Andrea Leeds
American film actress (1914-1984).
Born August 14th, 1914 in Butte. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1984 at 69 years old in Palm Springs (cancer). [ref]
Ioan P. Culianu
Romanian academic (1950-1991).
Born January 5th, 1950 in Iași. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1991 at 41 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Émile Henry
French anarchist.
Born September 26th, 1872 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1894 at 21 years old in Paris (guillotine, decapitation).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 150
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving