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May 21st
150 Notable deaths
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). [ref]
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.
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran