July 21st
154 Notable deaths
Rex Ingram
Irish film director.
Born January 15th, 1893 in Dublin.
Died July 21st, 1950 at 57 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Alvah Bessie
American politician (1904-1985).
Born June 4th, 1904 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1985 at 81 years old in Terra Linda. [ref]
Ernst Schäfer
German zoologist (1910-1992).
Born March 14th, 1910 in Cologne.
Died July 21st, 1992 at 82 years old in Bad Bevensen.
Juliette Mayniel
French actress (1936–2023).
Born January 22nd, 1936 in Saint-Hippolyte.
Died July 21st, 2023 at 87 years old in San Miguel de Allende. [ref]
Kenneth Roberts
American writer.
Born December 8th, 1885 in Kennebunkport. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1957 at 71 years old in Kennebunkport. [ref]
Edward B. Lewis
American biologist (1918-2004).
Born May 20th, 1918 in Wilkes-Barre.
Died July 21st, 2004 at 86 years old in Pasadena.
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov
Soviet archaeologist and anthropologist (1907-1970).
Born September 15th, 1907 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 21st, 1970 at 62 years old in Moscow.
James Patrick Hogan
British writer.
Born June 27th, 1941 in London. [ref]
Died July 21st, 2010 at 69 years old in Republic of Ireland. [ref]
Lyudmila Zhivkova
Bulgarian minister (1942-1981).
Born July 26th, 1942 in Govedartsi. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1981 at 38 years old in Sofia (brain tumor). [ref]
Charley Paddock
American athlete and olympic gold medalist (1900-1943).
Born August 11th, 1900 in Gainesville. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1943 at 42 years old in Sitka.
Deaths 51 to 60 of 154
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi