May 21st
157 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 157
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo