May 21st
217 Notable deaths
John Whitaker
English gymnast (1886-1977).
Born April 9th, 1886 in Birmingham.
Died May 21st, 1977 at 91 years old in Birmingham.
Vladimir Belyakov
Gymnast (1918-1996).
Born January 2nd, 1918 in Dmitrov.
Died May 21st, 1996 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Barsegh Kanachyan
Armenian musician (1885–1967).
Born April 17th, 1885 in Tekirdağ.
Died May 21st, 1967 at 82 years old in Beirut.
Joe Cobb
American actor (1916–2002).
Born November 7th, 1916 in Shawnee.
Died May 21st, 2002 at 85 years old in Santa Ana.
Joseph Olivier
French rugby union player (1874–1901).
Born December 2nd, 1874 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 21st, 1901 at 26 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Ludvig Fischer
Swiss botanist (1828-1907).
Born January 31st, 1828 in Bern.
Died May 21st, 1907 at 79 years old in Bern.
Erik Bladström
Canoe racer (1918–1998).
Born March 29th, 1918 in Västervik.
Died May 21st, 1998 at 80 years old in Västervik.
Henry Robert Nicollon des Abbayes
French botanist, lichenologist and plant collector (1898-1974).
Born July 15th, 1898 in Vihiers.
Died May 21st, 1974 at 75 years old in Rennes.
Rudolf Degermark
Gymnast (1886–1960).
Born July 19th, 1886 in Piteå city Parish.
Died May 21st, 1960 at 73 years old in Västerled.
Hilliard Lyle
Canadian lacrosse player (1879–1931).
Born December 21st, 1879 in Ontario.
Died May 21st, 1931 at 51 years old in Beaverlodge. [ref]
Marie Větrovská
Gymnast (1912-1987).
Born June 26th, 1912 in Prague.
Died May 21st, 1987 at 74 years old
Henri Gilardoni
French sailor.
Born January 28th, 1876 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 21st, 1937 at 61 years old in Pargny-sur-Saulx.
Alexander Geramisov
Ice hockey player (1959-2020).
Born March 19th, 1959 in Penza.
Died May 21st, 2020 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Théophile Cart
French esperantist professor and linguist (1855-1931).
Born March 31st, 1855 in Saint-Antoine-de-Breuilh.
Died May 21st, 1931 at 76 years old in Paris.
Pietro Bianchi
Italian weightlifter (1895-1962).
Born March 14th, 1895 in Genoa.
Died May 21st, 1962 at 67 years old in Genoa.
Vedia Barut
Cypriot businessperson.
Born February 14th, 1919 in Nicosia.
Died May 21st, 2003 at 84 years old
Bekim Sejranović
Bosnian-croatian writer (1972-2020).
Born April 30th, 1972 in Brčko.
Died May 21st, 2020 at 48 years old in Banja Luka.
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo