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June 21st
134 Notable deaths
Leon Uris
American novelist.
Born August 3rd, 1924 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2003 at 78 years old in Shelter Island (kidney failure). [ref]
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. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1980 at 56 years old in Mallorca (stroke).
Soad Hosny
Egyptian actress (1943–2001).
Born January 26th, 1943 in Cairo. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2001 at 58 years old in London (fall).
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. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1997 at 65 years old in Kashiwa (cancer). [ref]
Édouard Vuillard
French painter (1868-1940).
Born November 11th, 1868 in Cuiseaux. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1940 at 71 years old in La Baule-Escoublac. [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.
Susan Bernard
American actress/model, writer and businesswoman (1948-2019).
Born February 11th, 1948 in Los Angeles.
Died June 21st, 2019 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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