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June 21st
187 Notable deaths
Herbert Brenon
Irish film director and screenwriter (1880-1958).
Born January 13th, 1880 in Dublin.
Died June 21st, 1958 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Alberto Suppici
Uruguayan football player and manager (1898-1981).
Born November 20th, 1898 in Colonia del Sacramento.
Died June 21st, 1981 at 82 years old in Montevideo.
Valentina Talyzina
Soviet and russian actress.
Born January 22nd, 1935 in Omsk.
Died June 21st, 2025 at 90 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Rod Keller
Canadian general (1900-1954).
Born October 2nd, 1900 in Tetbury.
Died June 21st, 1954 at 53 years old in Normandy.
Franz von Liszt
German jurist, criminologist and international law reformer (1851-1919).
Born March 2nd, 1851 in Vienna.
Died June 21st, 1919 at 68 years old in Seeheim.
Yury Drozdov
Belarusian military personnel (1925–2017).
Born September 19th, 1925 in Minsk.
Died June 21st, 2017 at 91 years old in Moscow.
Take Ionescu
Romanian politician (1858-1922).
Born October 25th, 1858 in Ploiești.
Died June 21st, 1922 at 63 years old in Rome (typhoid fever).
Kunio Hatoyama
Japanese politician (1948–2016).
Born September 13th, 1948 in Tokyo.
Died June 21st, 2016 at 67 years old in Tokyo (duodenal ulcer). [ref]
Bernardino Piñera
Catholic archbishop (1915–2020).
Born September 22nd, 1915 in Paris.
Died June 21st, 2020 at 104 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Cecil Roth
British historian (1899–1970).
Born March 5th, 1899 in London.
Died June 21st, 1970 at 71 years old in Jerusalem.
Bruce Charles Heezen
American geologist (1924-1977).
Born April 11th, 1924 in Vinton. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1977 at 53 years old in ocean. [ref]
Walter Hasenclever
German poet and playwright (1890–1940).
Born July 8th, 1890 in Aachen.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 49 years old in Les Milles concentration camp (poison).
Alice Boughton
American photographer (1866–1943).
Born May 14th, 1866 in Brooklyn.
Died June 21st, 1943 at 77 years old in Brookhaven (pneumonia).
Steffi Walter
East german luger (1962–2017).
Born September 17th, 1962 in Bad Schlema.
Died June 21st, 2017 at 54 years old in Germany (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Archduchess Margaretha of Austria
Austro-tuscan imperial and royal (1894-1986).
Died June 21st, 1986 at 92 years old in Viareggio.
Janusz Kusociński
Polish long distance runner (1907-1940).
Born January 15th, 1907 in Warsaw.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 33 years old in Palmiry (execution by shooting). [ref]
Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski
German politician (1932–2015).
Born July 3rd, 1932 in Alt-Treptow.
Died June 21st, 2015 at 82 years old in Rottach-Egern (prostate cancer). [ref]
Arthur Dinter
German writer, botanist and nazi politician (1876–1948).
Born June 27th, 1876 in Mulhouse.
Died June 21st, 1948 at 71 years old in Offenburg.
Bobana Veličković
Serbian sport shooter (1990-2020).
Born January 25th, 1990 in Bor.
Died June 21st, 2020 at 30 years old in Belgrade.
Maciej Rataj
Marshal of the polish sejm.
Born February 19th, 1884 in Peremozhne.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 56 years old in Palmiry (gunshot wound, execution by shooting).
Gavin de Beer
British evolutionary embryologist (1899-1972).
Born November 1st, 1899 in United Kingdom.
Died June 21st, 1972 at 72 years old in Alfriston.
Frederick Vine
British geologist (1939–2024).
Born June 17th, 1939 in London.
Died June 21st, 2024 at 85 years old [ref]
Béla Kovács
Hungarian politician (1908–1959).
Born April 20th, 1908 in Pécs.
Died June 21st, 1959 at 51 years old in Pécs.
Sam Eyde
Norwegian engineer and businessman (1866-1940).
Born October 29th, 1866 in Arendal.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 73 years old in Åsgårdstrand.
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