May 21st
143 Notable deaths
Tahir Teimurovitsch Salakhov
Soviet, azerbaijani and russian artist (1928-2021).
Born November 29th, 1928 in Baku. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2021 at 92 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Masayoshi Ito
Japanese politician (1913-1994).
Born December 15th, 1913 in Aizuwakamatsu.
Died May 21st, 1994 at 80 years old in Tokyo.
Grigore Moisil
Romanian mathematician, computer pioneer.
Born January 10th, 1906 in Tulcea.
Died May 21st, 1973 at 67 years old in Ottawa.
Sándor Tarics
Hungarian water polo player (1913-2016).
Born September 23rd, 1913 in Budapest. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2016 at 102 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Hans Goldschmidt
German chemist.
Born January 18th, 1861 in Berlin.
Died May 21st, 1923 at 62 years old in Baden-Baden.
Simon Vratsian
Prime minister of armenia (1882-1969).
Born March 24th, 1882 in Bolshiye Saly. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1969 at 87 years old in Beirut.
Yevgraf Fyodorov
Russian mathematician, crystallographer, and mineralogist.
Born December 22nd, 1853 in Orenburg.
Died May 21st, 1919 at 65 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia).
Christian de Chergé
Catholic monk (1937-1996).
Born January 18th, 1937 in Colmar. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1996 at 59 years old in Médéa. [ref]
Earlene Brown
American shot putter and discus thrower.
Born July 11th, 1935 in Laredo. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1983 at 47 years old in Compton.
William Lincoln Bakewell
American sailor and polar explorer (1888-1969).
Born November 26th, 1888 in Joliet.
Died May 21st, 1969 at 80 years old in Skandia Township.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 143
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