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June 21st
187 Notable deaths
Tage Erlander
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1901-1985).
Born June 13th, 1901 in Ransäter. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1985 at 84 years old in S:t Görans church parish (pneumonia).
Piers Courage
Racecar driver (1942-1970).
Born May 27th, 1942 in Colchester.
Died June 21st, 1970 at 28 years old in Zandvoort.
George Axelrod
American screenwriter, producer (1922-2003).
Born June 9th, 1922 in New York City.
Died June 21st, 2003 at 81 years old in Los Angeles.
Angus MacLise
American musician and poet (1938–1979).
Born March 14th, 1938 in Bridgeport.
Died June 21st, 1979 at 41 years old in Kathmandu (tuberculosis).
John McCallum
Canadian economist and politician.
Born April 9th, 1950 in Montreal.
Died June 21st, 2025 at 75 years old in Credit Valley Hospital. [ref]
Elliott Reid
American film and television actor (1920-2013).
Born January 16th, 1920 in Manhattan.
Died June 21st, 2013 at 93 years old in Studio City (heart failure).
Alan Hovhaness
Armenian-american composer (1911-2000).
Born March 8th, 1911 in Somerville. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2000 at 89 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Luise Danz
Nazi concentration camp guard (1917–2009).
Born December 11th, 1917 in Walldorf.
Died June 21st, 2009 at 91 years old
Kami
Japanese drummer (1972-1999).
Born February 1st, 1972 in Ibaraki.
Died June 21st, 1999 at 27 years old in Kyoto (cerebral hemorrhage).
June Christy
American singer (1925–1990).
Born November 20th, 1925 in Springfield.
Died June 21st, 1990 at 64 years old in Sherman Oaks (kidney failure).
Richard Adler
American lyricist, writer, composer and producer of several broadway shows (1921-2012).
Born August 3rd, 1921 in New York City.
Died June 21st, 2012 at 90 years old in Southampton. [ref]
Daniel Dunglas Home
Supposed british medium (1833-1886).
Born March 20th, 1833 in Currie.
Died June 21st, 1886 at 53 years old in France.
Madman Muntz
American businessman and engineer (1914–1987).
Born January 3rd, 1914 in Elgin.
Died June 21st, 1987 at 73 years old in Rancho Mirage (lung cancer).
Magnus von Braun
German engineer (1919–2003).
Born May 10th, 1919 in Greifswald.
Died June 21st, 2003 at 84 years old in Phoenix.
Johannes Stark
German physicist (1874-1957).
Born April 15th, 1874 in Freihung.
Died June 21st, 1957 at 83 years old in Traunstein.
Prince Alexander, Prince of Orange
Dutch royal heir (1851-1884).
Born August 25th, 1851 in The Hague.
Died June 21st, 1884 at 32 years old in The Hague (typhus, typhoid fever).
Gunther Schuller
American composer and conductor (1925–2015).
Born November 22nd, 1925 in New York City.
Died June 21st, 2015 at 89 years old in Boston (leukemia). [ref]
Anna Schwartz
American economist (1915–2012).
Born November 11th, 1915 in New York City.
Died June 21st, 2012 at 96 years old in New York City. [ref]
Erich Brandenberger
German general (1892–1955).
Born July 15th, 1892 in Augsburg.
Died June 21st, 1955 at 62 years old in Bonn.
Robert L. Ghormley
United states navy admiral (1883–1958).
Born October 15th, 1883 in Portland.
Died June 21st, 1958 at 74 years old in Bethesda.
D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson
Scottish biologist, mathematician, and classics scholar (*1860 – †1948).
Born May 2nd, 1860 in Edinburgh.
Died June 21st, 1948 at 88 years old in St Andrews.
Winnie Ewing
Scottish politician (1929–2023).
Born July 10th, 1929 in Glasgow.
Died June 21st, 2023 at 93 years old in Bridge of Weir. [ref]
Anders Jonas Ångström
Swedish physicist.
Born August 13th, 1814 in Lögdö bruk. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1874 at 59 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Lorena Gale
Canadian actress (1958-2009).
Born May 9th, 1958 in Montreal.
Died June 21st, 2009 at 51 years old in Vancouver (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Leonel Brizola
Brazilian politician (1922–2004).
Born January 22nd, 1922 in Carazinho.
Died June 21st, 2004 at 82 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer