July 21st
156 Notable deaths
Long John Baldry
English-canadian singer and voice actor (1941-2005).
Born January 12th, 1941 in East Haddon. [ref]
Died July 21st, 2005 at 64 years old in Vancouver (infectious disease). [ref]
Henning von Tresckow
German general.
Born January 10th, 1901 in Magdeburg.
Died July 21st, 1944 at 43 years old in Białystok (hand grenade).
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.
Ludwig Beck
German general.
Born June 29th, 1880 in Biebrich.
Died July 21st, 1944 at 64 years old in Berlin (ballistic trauma).
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.
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).
Jimmie Foxx
American baseball player (1907–1967).
Born October 22nd, 1907 in Sudlersville.
Died July 21st, 1967 at 59 years old in Miami (choking).
V. S. Achuthanandan
Indian politician.
Born October 20th, 1923 in Punnapra.
Died July 21st, 2025 at 101 years old in Thiruvananthapuram. [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]
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]
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir