June 21st
152 Notable deaths
Henry Weed Fowler
American zoologist.
Born March 23rd, 1878 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1965 at 87 years old in Newtown. [ref]
Joan Fuster Ortells
Valencian writer (1922–1992).
Born November 23rd, 1922 in Sueca.
Died June 21st, 1992 at 69 years old in Sueca.
Hendrik Marsman
Dutch writer (1899–1940).
Born September 30th, 1899 in Zeist.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 40 years old in Bay of Biscay (drowning).
Benedict Friedlaender
German academic and scientist.
Born July 18th, 1866 in Berlin.
Died June 21st, 1908 at 41 years old in Schöneberg. [ref]
Gaetano Previati
Italian painter (1852-1920).
Born August 31st, 1852 in Ferrara. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1920 at 67 years old in Lavagna. [ref]
Jean-Pierre Kahane
French mathematician (1926-2017).
Born December 11th, 1926 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 21st, 2017 at 90 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Edgard Pisani
French politician (1918-2016).
Born October 9th, 1918 in Tunis.
Died June 21st, 2016 at 97 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Veijo Meri
Finnish writer (1928–2015).
Born December 31st, 1928 in Vyborg.
Died June 21st, 2015 at 86 years old in Helsinki.
Edward Abramowski
Polish philosopher, libertarian socialist, anarchist, psychologist and ethician (1868-1918).
Born August 17th, 1868 in Vasilkovskiy Uyezd. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1918 at 49 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Lev Kassil
Soviet writer (1905-1970).
Born July 10th, 1905 in Engels.
Died June 21st, 1970 at 64 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 152
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde