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May 21st
157 Notable deaths
Dorothy Christy
American actress.
Born May 26th, 1906 in Reading.
Died May 21st, 1977 at 70 years old in Santa Monica.
George Antonius
Lebanese-egyptian author, historian, and diplomat.
Born October 19th, 1891 in Deyr el-Qamar.
Died May 21st, 1942 at 50 years old in Jerusalem.
Victor Segalen
French poet.
Born January 14th, 1878 in Brest. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1919 at 41 years old in Huelgoat. [ref]
George de Roerich
Russian tibetologist.
Born August 16th, 1902 in Okulovka (town), Novgorod Oblast. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1960 at 57 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ann Little
Actress (1891-1984).
Born February 7th, 1891 in Mount Shasta.
Died May 21st, 1984 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.
George Frampton
British sculptor (1860-1928).
Born June 18th, 1860 in London.
Died May 21st, 1928 at 67 years old in London. [ref]
Rexhep Mitrovica
Albanian politician (1888-1967).
Born January 15th, 1888 in Mitrovica. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1967 at 79 years old in Istanbul.
Billy Williams
British cinematographer.
Born June 3rd, 1929 in Walthamstow. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2025 at 95 years old [ref]
Ida Kamińska
Polish actress (1899-1980).
Born September 18th, 1899 in Odesa.
Died May 21st, 1980 at 80 years old in New York City (cardiovascular disease).
Tahir Teimurovitsch Salakhov
Soviet, azerbaijani and russian artist (1928-2021).
Born November 29th, 1928 in Baku.
Died May 21st, 2021 at 92 years old in Berlin. [ref]
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