🎵 World Music Day (Fête de la Musique)
Notable deaths on June 21st
Carroll O'Connor
American actor (1924–2001).
Born August 2nd, 1924 in New York City.
Died June 21st, 2001 at 76 years old in Culver City (myocardial infarction, diabetes).
Charles Krauthammer
American journalist (1950-2018).
Born March 13th, 1950 in Manhattan.
Died June 21st, 2018 at 68 years old in Washington, D.C. (small intestine cancer).
Sukarno
1st president of indonesia (1901—1970).
Born June 6th, 1901 in Surabaya.
Died June 21st, 1970 at 69 years old in Jakarta (kidney failure). [ref]
Smedley Butler
United states marine corps general, two time medal of honor recipient, activist, lecturer, official, and writer (1881-1940).
Born July 30th, 1881 in West Chester.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 58 years old in Naval Hospital Philadelphia (cancer).
John Lee Hooker
American blues musician (1912 or 1917–2001).
Born August 22nd, 1917 in Clarksdale. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2001 at 83 years old in Los Altos (disease). [ref]
Frederick W. Smith
American business magnate, founder of fedex (1944–2025).
Born August 11th, 1944 in Marks.
Died June 21st, 2025 at 80 years old in Memphis. [ref]
Jane Addams
American feminist social activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, philosopher, and writer (1860–1935).
Born September 6th, 1860 in Cedarville.
Died June 21st, 1935 at 74 years old in Chicago (cancer).
Joseph Schumpeter
Austrian political economist (1883–1950).
Born February 8th, 1883 in Třešť. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1950 at 67 years old in Salisbury (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Russian composer (1844–1908).
Born March 18th, 1844 in Tikhvin.
Died June 21st, 1908 at 64 years old in Lyubensk (myocardial infarction).
K. B. Hedgewar
Founder and first sarsanghchalak of the rashtriya swayamsevak sangh.
Born April 1st, 1889 in Nagpur.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 51 years old in Nagpur.
Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte