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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
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel