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June 21st
152 Notable deaths
Yuri Ivanovich 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.
Walter Hasenclever
German poet and playwright.
Born July 8th, 1890 in Aachen. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1940 at 49 years old in Les Milles concentration camp (poison).
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.
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 (sed) (1932–2015).
Born July 3rd, 1932 in Alt-Treptow.
Died June 21st, 2015 at 82 years old in Rottach-Egern (prostate cancer). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 152
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