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May 21st
217 Notable deaths
David Forbes
Australian sailor (1934–2022).
Born January 26th, 1934.
Died May 21st, 2022 at 88 years old [ref]
Georges Henri Halphen
French mathematician (1844-1889).
Born October 30th, 1844 in Rouen.
Died May 21st, 1889 at 44 years old in Versailles.
Alberto Guerrero Martínez
Acting president of ecuador (1932).
Born June 28th, 1884 in Guayaquil.
Died May 21st, 1941 at 56 years old (myocardial infarction).
Omar Pkhakadze
Soviet racing cyclist (1944–1993).
Born August 12th, 1944 in Kutaisi.
Died May 21st, 1993 at 48 years old in Tbilisi.
Aikitu Tanakadate
Japanese physicist.
Born October 16th, 1856 in Ninohe District.
Died May 21st, 1952 at 95 years old in Setagaya.
Wilhelm Góra
Polish footballer (1916-1975).
Born January 18th, 1916 in Bytom.
Died May 21st, 1975 at 59 years old in Hamburg.
Lucy Fox
American actress (1897-1970).
Born October 25th, 1897 in New York City.
Died May 21st, 1970 at 72 years old in Palm Beach.
Giuseppe Peruchetti
Italian footballer and manager (1907-1995).
Born October 30th, 1907 in Gardone Val Trompia.
Died May 21st, 1995 at 87 years old in Gardone Val Trompia.
César Boutteville
French-vietnamese chess player (1917-2015).
Born June 24th, 1917 in Hanoi.
Died May 21st, 2015 at 97 years old in Versailles.
Boris Stepantsev
Soviet film director (1929-1983).
Born December 1st, 1929 in Moscow.
Died May 21st, 1983 at 53 years old in Moscow.
Andrea Maria Erba
Italian catholic priest, priest and theologian (1930–2016).
Born January 1st, 1930 in Biassono. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2016 at 86 years old in Velletri. [ref]
Ranko Hanai
Actress (1918-1961).
Born July 15th, 1918 in Osaka.
Died May 21st, 1961 at 42 years old (cerebral hemorrhage).
Marco Cimatti
Olympic cyclist (1913–1982).
Born February 13th, 1913 in Bologna. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1982 at 69 years old in Bologna.
Lars-Erik Skiöld
Olympic wrestler (1952–2017).
Born March 19th, 1952 in Malmö.
Died May 21st, 2017 at 65 years old in Malmö. [ref]
Marcel Jacques Boulenger
French fencer and writer (1873–1932).
Born September 9th, 1873 in Paris, 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 21st, 1932 at 58 years old in Chantilly.
Bolesław Habowski
Polish footballer (1914-1979).
Born September 13th, 1914 in Kraków.
Died May 21st, 1979 at 64 years old in Wendover.
Joaquim Durão
Chess player (1930–2015).
Born October 25th, 1930 in Lisbon.
Died May 21st, 2015 at 84 years old in Lisbon.
Robert Müller
German ice hockey player (1980-2009).
Born June 25th, 1980 in Rosenheim.
Died May 21st, 2009 at 28 years old in Rosenheim (brain cancer). [ref]
Fritz Ligges
German equestrian.
Born July 29th, 1938 in Dortmund. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1996 at 57 years old in Ascheberg (myocardial infarction).
Lyudmila Yegorova
Artistic gymnast (1931-2009).
Born February 24th, 1931 in Lomonosov.
Died May 21st, 2009 at 78 years old in Kaliningrad.
Raffaele di Paco
Italian road racing cyclist (1908–1996).
Born July 6th, 1908 in Fauglia.
Died May 21st, 1996 at 87 years old in Fauglia.
Ervin Mészáros
Fencer (1877–1940).
Born April 2nd, 1877 in Budapest.
Died May 21st, 1940 at 63 years old in Budapest.
Edgar Lewis
American actor, film director and screenwriter ( -1938).
Born June 22nd, 1875 in Holden.
Died May 21st, 1938 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.
Franz Porten
German actor and film director (1859–1932).
Born August 23rd, 1859 in Zeltingen-Rachtig.
Died May 21st, 1932 at 72 years old in Berlin.
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo