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July 21st
164 Notable deaths
Long John Baldry
British musician (1941–2005).
Born January 12th, 1941 in East Haddon.
Died July 21st, 2005 at 64 years old in Vancouver (infectious disease). [ref]
Simon Ward
English stage and film actor (1941-2012).
Born October 19th, 1941 in Beckenham.
Died July 21st, 2012 at 70 years old in London.
V. S. Achuthanandan
Indian politician.
Born October 20th, 1923 in Punnapra.
Died July 21st, 2025 at 101 years old in Thiruvananthapuram. [ref]
John C. Woods
American executioner (1911-1950).
Born June 5th, 1911 in Wichita.
Died July 21st, 1950 at 39 years old in Enewetak Atoll (electrocution).
Henning von Tresckow
German general and member of the resistance of 20 july 1944 (1901-1944).
Born January 10th, 1901 in Magdeburg.
Died July 21st, 1944 at 43 years old in Białystok, Ostrów Mazowiecka (hand grenade).
Theodore Bikel
Austrian-american actor, folk singer, musician, composer, unionist and political activist (1924-2015).
Died July 21st, 2015 at 91 years old in Westwood.
Ludwig Beck
German general.
Born June 29th, 1880 in Biebrich.
Died July 21st, 1944 at 64 years old in Berlin (ballistic trauma).
Jimmie Foxx
American baseball player (1907–1967).
Born October 22nd, 1907 in Sudlersville.
Died July 21st, 1967 at 59 years old in Miami (choking).
David Ogilvy
British advertising executive.
Born June 23rd, 1911 in West Horsley. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1999 at 88 years old in Château de Touffou. [ref]
E. L. Doctorow
Novelist, editor, professor (1931-2015).
Born January 6th, 1931 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 21st, 2015 at 84 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). [ref]
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