June 21st
187 Notable deaths
Carroll O'Connor
American actor (1924–2001).
Born August 2nd, 1924 in New York City.
Died June 21st, 2001 at 76 years old in Culver City (myocardial infarction, diabetes).
Charles Krauthammer
American journalist (1950-2018).
Born March 13th, 1950 in Manhattan.
Died June 21st, 2018 at 68 years old in Washington, D.C. (small intestine cancer).
Sukarno
1st president of indonesia (1901—1970).
Born June 6th, 1901 in Surabaya.
Died June 21st, 1970 at 69 years old in Jakarta (kidney failure). [ref]
Smedley Butler
United states marine corps general, two time medal of honor recipient, activist, lecturer, official, and writer (1881-1940).
Born July 30th, 1881 in West Chester.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 58 years old in Naval Hospital Philadelphia (cancer).
John Lee Hooker
American blues musician (1912 or 1917–2001).
Born August 22nd, 1917 in Clarksdale. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2001 at 83 years old in Los Altos (disease). [ref]
Frederick W. Smith
American business magnate, founder of fedex (1944–2025).
Born August 11th, 1944 in Marks.
Died June 21st, 2025 at 80 years old in Memphis. [ref]
Jane Addams
American feminist social activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, philosopher, and writer (1860–1935).
Born September 6th, 1860 in Cedarville.
Died June 21st, 1935 at 74 years old in Chicago (cancer).
Joseph Schumpeter
Austrian political economist (1883–1950).
Born February 8th, 1883 in Třešť. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1950 at 67 years old in Salisbury (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Russian composer (1844–1908).
Born March 18th, 1844 in Tikhvin.
Died June 21st, 1908 at 64 years old in Lyubensk (myocardial infarction).
K. B. Hedgewar
Founder and first sarsanghchalak of the rashtriya swayamsevak sangh.
Born April 1st, 1889 in Nagpur.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 51 years old in Nagpur.
Leland Stanford
American politician and railroad tycoon (1824-1893).
Born March 9th, 1824 in Watervliet. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1893 at 69 years old in Palo Alto (myocardial infarction).
Gerry Conlon
Northern irish author and writer, one of the guildford four (1954-2014).
Born March 1st, 1954 in Belfast.
Died June 21st, 2014 at 60 years old in Belfast (lung cancer).
Leon Uris
American author (1924–2003).
Born August 3rd, 1924 in Baltimore.
Died June 21st, 2003 at 78 years old in New York City, Shelter Island (kidney failure).
Maxwell Perkins
American literary editor (1884–1947).
Born September 20th, 1884 in New York City.
Died June 21st, 1947 at 62 years old in Stamford (pleurisy).
Li Xiannian
3rd president of the people's republic of china (1909-1992).
Born June 23rd, 1909 in Hong'an County.
Died June 21st, 1992 at 82 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Jaime Sin
Roman catholic archbishop of manila.
Born August 31st, 1928 in Aklan.
Died June 21st, 2005 at 76 years old in Metro Manila (kidney failure).
Bert Kaempfert
German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger and composer (1923-1980).
Born October 16th, 1923 in Hamburg.
Died June 21st, 1980 at 56 years old in Mallorca (stroke).
Bertha von Suttner
Austrian novelist, radical (organizational) pacifist, editor.
Born June 9th, 1843 in Prague. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1914 at 71 years old in Vienna (stomach cancer). [ref]
Soad Hosny
Egyptian actress (1943–2001).
Born January 26th, 1943 in Cairo.
Died June 21st, 2001 at 58 years old in Stuart Tower (falling).
Maureen Connolly
American tennis player (1934-1969).
Born September 17th, 1934 in San Diego. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1969 at 34 years old in Dallas (cancer, ovarian cancer). [ref]
Shintarō Katsu
Japanese actor and director (1931-1997).
Born November 29th, 1931 in Tokyo.
Died June 21st, 1997 at 65 years old in Kashiwa (cancer).
Édouard Vuillard
French painter (1868-1940).
Born November 11th, 1868 in Cuiseaux.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 71 years old in La Baule-Escoublac.
Susan Bernard
American actress (1948-2019).
Born February 11th, 1948 in Los Angeles.
Died June 21st, 2019 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Taliaferro Thompson
United states army officer (1860-1940).
Born December 31st, 1860 in Newport.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 79 years old in Great Neck Peninsula.
Marshall Taylor
American racing cyclist (1878-1932).
Born November 26th, 1878 in Indianapolis.
Died June 21st, 1932 at 53 years old in Chicago.
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