Famous Deaths In May - 21

1915  Death of Leonid Gobyato, Russian general (b. 1875) on May - 21.   

1919  Victor A D Segalen, [Max Anely], French ship's doctor/writer, dies on May - 21.   

1924  On this day in history death of bobby Franks, killed by Leopold & Loeb, at 14   

1926  On this day in history georgy L'vovich Catoire, composer, dies at 65   

1929  V P F A Royle, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1879), dies on this day in history.   

1933  On May - 21 john Henry Mackay, Scottish/German author (Der Schwimmer), dies at 69   

1935  Hugo de Vries, botanist Gruppenweise Artbildung, dies at 87 on May - 21.   

1949  On this day in history klaus Mann, German writer, dies at 42   

1952  On May - 21 john Garfield, actor (Juarez, Air Force), dies at 39   

1954  On May - 21 janos Hammerschlag, composer, dies at 68   

1957  Edwin St Hill, cricketer (two Tests for West Indies 1930-31), dies on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history death of james Franck, German-born physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1882)   

1965  On this day in history death of geoffrey de Havilland, British aircraft designer (b. 1882)   

1966  On this day in history pat O'Malley, silent film actor (Wild One, Quiet Man), dies at 75   

1968  Doris Lloyd, actress (Oliver Twist), dies of heart strain at 71 on May - 21.   

1970  On May - 21 vinton Hayworth, actor (Gen Schaeffer-I Dream of Jeannie), dies at 63   

1971  Dennis King, actor (Devil's Brother), dies of heart ailment at 73 on this day in history.   

1973  Carlo E Gadda, Italian engineer/writer (War Diary), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history sulo Nikolai Salonen, composer, dies at 77   

1978  Joseph EA "Jo" Spier, Dutch cartoonist/water color painter, dies at 77 on May - 21.   

1980  Ida Kaminska, actress (Shop on Main Street), dies on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history yuki Shimoda, actor (Farewell to Manzanar), dies   

1983  On this day in history finn Einar Mortensen, composer, dies at 61   

1984  On this day in history andrea Leeds, actress (Stage Door, Earthbound), dies of cancer at 70   

1985  On May - 21 death of julie Vega, Philippine Actress (b. 1968)   

1987  Alejandro Rey, actor (Carlos-Flying Nun), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1988  On May - 21 dino Conte Grandi, Italy, delegate to league of nations, dies at 92   

1990  On May - 21 franklyn Seales, actor (Silver Spoon, Onion Field), dies of AIDS at 37   

1991  On May - 21 bobby Dale, dies at 92   

1992  On May - 21 brendan Nulholland, Daily Mail reporter, dies at 59   

1993  John Frost, English lt-kol (operation Market Garden 1944), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1994  On May - 21 cliff Wilson, snooker player, dies at 60   

1995  Kieron Walsh, academic, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1996  Al "Lash" La Rue, cowboy actor (Lash of the West), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1471  Albrecht Durer, Nornberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker was born on May - 21.   

1527  On this day in history birth of philip II, King of Spain (1556-98) & Portugal (1580-98)   

1633  On this day in history birth of joseph de La Barre, composer   

1653  On this day in history birth of eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. 1697)   

1671  On May - 21 birth of azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer   

1680  Frederich Karl Erbach, composer was born on this day in history.   

1688  On May - 21 birth of alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock)   

1720  Antonio Corbisiero, composer was born on May - 21.