May 21st
217 Notable deaths
Fulvio Tomizza
Italian writer (1935–1999).
Born January 26th, 1935 in Juricani.
Died May 21st, 1999 at 64 years old in Trieste.
Lily Kronberger
Hungarian figure skater (1890–1974).
Born November 12th, 1890 in Budapest.
Died May 21st, 1974 at 83 years old in Budapest.
Agnelo Rossi
Catholic cardinal (1913-1995).
Born May 4th, 1913 in Joaquim Egídio.
Died May 21st, 1995 at 82 years old in Indaiatuba.
Samuel Bischoff
Film producer (1890–1975).
Born August 11th, 1890 in Hartford.
Died May 21st, 1975 at 84 years old in Hollywood.
Jeremiah Clemens
U.s. senator, novelist (1814-1865).
Born December 28th, 1814 in Huntsville.
Died May 21st, 1865 at 50 years old in Huntsville.
Jiří Zídek Sr.
Czech basketball player and basketball coach (1944–2022).
Born February 8th, 1944 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2022 at 78 years old in Prague. [ref]
Hans Paasche
German politician and pacifist (1881-1920).
Born April 3rd, 1881 in Rostock.
Died May 21st, 1920 at 39 years old in Netzekreis.
Aleksandr Askoldov
Soviet film director (1932-2018).
Born June 17th, 1932 in Moscow.
Died May 21st, 2018 at 85 years old in Gothenburg.
Annarita Sidoti
Italian racewalker (1969–2015).
Born July 25th, 1969 in Gioiosa Marea.
Died May 21st, 2015 at 45 years old in Gioiosa Marea (breast cancer). [ref]
Charles Kent
British-american actor and film director (1852-1923).
Born June 18th, 1852 in London.
Died May 21st, 1923 at 70 years old in Brooklyn.
Friedrich Kluge
German philologist and educator (1856-1926).
Born June 21st, 1856 in Cologne.
Died May 21st, 1926 at 69 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Paul Gillon
French comics artist (1926-2011).
Born May 11th, 1926 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 21st, 2011 at 85 years old in Amiens.
Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran
Icelandic writer (1859-1938).
Born December 6th, 1859 in Vallanes.
Died May 21st, 1938 at 78 years old in Reykjavík.
Jean-Pierre Blanc
Film director (1942–2004).
Born April 23rd, 1942 in Charenton-le-Pont.
Died May 21st, 2004 at 62 years old in Saint-Cloud (cancer).
Gerhard Strack
German football player (1955-2020).
Born September 1st, 1955 in Kerpen.
Died May 21st, 2020 at 64 years old (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Marco Cornez
Chilean footballer (1957–2022).
Born October 15th, 1957 in Santiago.
Died May 21st, 2022 at 64 years old in Santiago (stomach cancer). [ref]
Eduard von Fransecky
German general (1807–1890).
Born November 16th, 1807 in Gedern.
Died May 21st, 1890 at 82 years old in Wiesbaden.
Mariano Ozores
Spanish film director.
Born October 5th, 1926 in Madrid.
Died May 21st, 2025 at 98 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Holger Crafoord
Swedish businessman (1908–1982).
Born July 25th, 1908 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1982 at 73 years old in Lund. [ref]
Spiridon Brusina
Austro-hungarian malacologist.
Born December 11th, 1845 in Zadar.
Died May 21st, 1909 at 63 years old in Zagreb.
Duncan Cole
New zealand footballer (1958-2014).
Born July 12th, 1958 in Birkenhead.
Died May 21st, 2014 at 55 years old in Auckland. [ref]
Roberto Moya
Cuban athletics competitor (1965-2020).
Born February 11th, 1965 in Havana.
Died May 21st, 2020 at 55 years old in Valencia. [ref]
Wilhelm Süss
German mathematician (1895–1958).
Born March 7th, 1895 in Frankfurt.
Died May 21st, 1958 at 63 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Algot Untola
Finnish writer, journalist and politician.
Born November 28th, 1868 in Tohmajärvi.
Died May 21st, 1918 at 49 years old in Helsinki.
Edmund Mortimer
Actor (1874-1944).
Born August 21st, 1874 in New York City.
Died May 21st, 1944 at 69 years old in Los Angeles.
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