July 21st famous deaths

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2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on July 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2023

Tony Bennett
Renowned American singer known for his jazz and pop standards.

2020

Leisel Mueller
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet known for her profound verses.
Yachet Dubois
Yachet Dubois was a French novelist known for her novels that explored the complexities of human relationships and the human condition.
Annie Ross
Scottish-american actress and singer (lambert hendricks & ross).
Andrew Mlangeni
South african political activist (b. 1925)

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on July 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2018

Alene Duerk
American military. she was the first woman to attain flag rank in usn. she joined the navy in 1930 and was appointed head of the nurse corps in 1970. she is the administrator of 2,300 servicewomen at 39 naval hospitals.

2017

Allenmichael Shepard
American politician who served in the state legislature.
Aurelio Mistrangelo
Italian footballer who played as a forward.
John Heard
American actor with a boyish look and friendly manner who won the 1976-77 theatre world award. he was best known for his role in the 1976 play, "streamers." heard was awarded the obie award two years later for his performances in two off-broadway plays. heard is perhaps best remembered for his role as mccauley culkinaeur (tm), mccauley's father, who is …

2016

Cleaster Whitehurst Mallett
Served as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives.
Tildon Bennett
Renowned for contributions to organic chemistry.
Dennis Green
American football player and coach (d. 2016)

2015

Lun Tha
Cambodian politician and former Prime Minister known for his role in Cambodian politics.
Nicholas Gonzalez
American physician (b. 1947)
Robert Broberg
Swedish singer-songwriter (b. 1940)
Czesław Marchaj
Polish-english sailor and academic (b. 1918)
Dick Nanninga
Dutch footballer (d. 2015)

E. L. Doctorow

American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (d. 2015)

2014

Ulys Verbeke
Belgian biologist known for his research in plant genetics.
Rilwanu Lukman
Nigerian engineer and politician (b. 1938)
Louise Abeita
Isleta pueblo (native american) poet, writer, and educator (d. 2014.)
Hans-Peter Kaul
German lawyer and judge (b. 1943)
Dan Borislow
American businessman, invented the magicjack (b. 1961)

Lettice Curtis

English engineer and pilot (b. 1915)

Kevin Skinner

New zealand rugby player and boxer (b. 1927)

2013

Lourembam Brojeshori Devi
Indian martial artist (b. 1981)
Luis Fernando Rizo-Salom
Colombian-french composer and educator (b. 1971)
Fred Taylor
American football player and coach (b. 1920)
Andrea Antonelli
Italian motorcycle racer (d. 2013)
Det de Beus
Dutch field hockey player (b. 1958)

2012

Lexander Cockburn
Renowned investigative journalist and political commentator.
Alecxander Cockburn
Alecxander Cockburn was a British-American political journalist and writer who co-edited the political newsletter CounterPunch.
Alezander Cockburn
Alezander Cockburn was a British-American journalist and political commentator who wrote for various publications, including The Nation and CounterPunch.
Angharad Rees
English-welsh actress and jewellery designer (d. 2012)
Alexander Cockburn
Alexander Cockburn was a prominent journalist known for his political commentary.

Alexander Cockburn

Alexander Cockburn was a prominent journalist known for his political commentary.

Don Wilson

English cricketer and coach (b. 1937)

Marie Kruckel

American baseball player (b. 1924)

Ali Podrimja

Albanian poet and author (b. 1942)

James D. Ramage

American admiral and pilot (b. 1916)

2011

Elliot Handler
Co-founder of Mattel, Inc.
Forde Patricia
Patricia Forde was an acclaimed writer known for her novels exploring social issues.

2010

Ralph Houk
American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1919)
Luis Corvalán
Chilean educator and politician (b. 1916)
John E. Irving
Canadian businessman (b. 1932)
Luis Corvalan
Chilean communist leader (born in 1916).

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on July 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

Bruk Dumitriu
Renowned Romanian painter known for his abstract works.
Nan Robertson
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist known for her work at The New York Times.
Aili Jokela
Finnish politician known for her work in promoting women's rights.

2008

Arwilda Woods
First African American woman elected to the California State Assembly.
Lula Reed
American blues singer known for her powerful voice and emotional performances.
Hansel Bauer
Hansel Bauer was a sculptor famous for his innovative use of materials.
Donald Stokes
Baron stokes, an english businessman (d.2008)

2007

Sherwin T. Wine
Founder of Humanistic Judaism and author of several books on religion.
Dubravko Škiljan
Croatian linguist and academic (b. 1949)

2006

Ta Mok
Leader of the cambodian khmer rouge (born 1926)
Mako Iwamatsu
Japanese-american actor and singer (b. 1933)
Herbert ''Herbie'' Kalin
American singer (the kalin twins), (born 1934).
Mako
Japanese royalty, the first daughter of prince akishino and his wife, princess kiko, both 25. she is the granddaughter of emperor akihionto, 57 and her father is the second in line for the chrysanthemum throne. her mother is the second commoner, though from an aristocratic family, to marry into the royal family.

2005

Long John Baldry
English-canadian singer-songwriter and voice actor (d. 2005)
Lord Alfred Hayes
English-american wrestler and manager (b. 1928)
Long John Baldry
British blues musician (born 1941)
Michael Chapman
British classical bassoonist (born 1934).

2004

Edward B. Lewis
American biologist, geneticist, and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 2004)
Jerry Goldsmith
American composer. he composed primarily musical themes and music scores for tv and movies, but also orchestral pieces. goldsmith has conducted orchestras of symphony around the globe, including the royal philharmonic orchestra. he also taught music composition at university of southern california.

2003

Dorothyann Collins
Actress known for her memorable performances.
John Davies
English-new zealand runner and coach (b. 1938)
Matt Jefferies
American film director (born in 1921)

2002

Arwilda Davis
American sprinter who won multiple medals in international competitions.
Arend Timmerman
Dutch poet recognized for his lyrical works.
Adolfo Marsillach
Spanish playwright and theater director.
Esphyr Slobodkina
Russian-american illustrator and author (d. 2002).

2001

Yedidya Dinai
Celebrated poet whose works continue to inspire readers.
Sivaji Ganesan
Indian tamil actor (born 1927).
Steve Barton
American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 2001).

2000

Marc Reisner
American author and environmentalist (d. 2000).

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on July 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

Chiyeko Nakano
Renowned Japanese novelist known for her poignant storytelling.
Daved Ogilvy
Daved Ogilvy was a British advertising executive who founded the Ogilvy & Mather advertising agency.

1998

Johnye Strickland
Renowned novelist known for her captivating storytelling.
Alan Shepard
American astronaut, first american to orbit the moon. he reached an altitude of 115 feet and traveled at a speed of 5160 mph.
Robert Young
American tv and film actor. he is best known for his role in "father knows best" as the wise, kind, and patient father. with his bedside manner, he epitomized the healer in "marcus welby m.d." young was a wonderful representation of a fantasy world. this is both true in tv and his personal life. young was afflicted by depressions and …
Robert Young
American entrepreneur and self-made railroad baron, the "boy wonder of wall street". he correctly predicted the 1929 market crash and earned millions selling short. in 1928, he was appointed assistant treasurer at general motors. he bought and sold stock to make a fortune in 1933. he suffered a severe loss in 1938, but he was able to recover it by …

1997

Olaf Kopvillem
Estonian-canadian singer/songwriter and conductor (d. 1997)

1996

Luana Anders
American actress and screenwriter who appeared in various films.
Herb Edelman
Actor (odd couple st elsewhere) dies from emphysema aged 62
James Tye
Safety expert, died at 74
Macha Louis Rosenthal
At 79, poet/critic dies
Wolf Morris
Padmasambhava, dr who actor, dies at 71

Gerald McArthur

Detective dies at age 70

Francis James Claude Piggott

Soldier, dies at 85

John Kevin Moorhouse

Pilot test dies at 50

1995

Jon Boulle
Motorcyclist dies at 59
Elleston Trevor
Author
Edwin "Russell" House
At 65, saxophonist dies

1994

Chiyeko Shimakura
Japanese American civil rights activist who fought against discrimination.
Marijac
French author and illustrator (b. 1908)
Marjorie Dorothy Chandler Collins
At 67, jazz singer dies
John Ernest
72 years old, constructionist artist dies
Dorothy Collins
Singer (your hit parade), passes away at 67

1993

Ion Negoițescu
Noted Romanian literary critic, essayist, and poet.
Henk Kersting
At 88, the bureau chief (associated press-ww ii), is killed
Piet Wielinga
Television producer (dutch glory), is killed at 56
Robert J Glass
53. film producer (et) is killed

1992

Awad El-Sid
Egyptian poet celebrated for his lyrical and evocative verses.

1991

Redd Barry
American cartoonist best known for creating the comic strip 'The Tumbleweeds'.
Nona Balakian
Renowned literary critic and editor in the field of literature.
Paul Warwick
English racing driver (born 1969)
Theodore Wilson
Dies at 47

1990

Sacha Piteoff
At 70, there are deaths from heart failure
Stanley Shapiro
Leukemia deaths at 65
Manuel Puig
Argentina writer (buenos aires affair), is killed at 57

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on July 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

Adoria Klenk
Renowned for her vibrant abstract art.
Takuma Tanigawa
Japanese politician known for his contributions to post-World War II reconstruction.

1986

Virginia Hewitt
Actress (carol space patrol), dies at the age of 60
Paulo Correia
Guinee-bissaus colonel / putschist, executed

1985

Mickey Shaughnessy
Actor (chicago teddy bears), passes away at 65
Vicki Vola
Actress (miss miller - mr district attorney).

1984

Michael Osborne
At 34, rock guitarist/vocalist (axe) dies

1983

Emmogene Burch
First woman to serve in the Kentucky Senate.
Reva Beck Bosone
First woman to represent Utah in the U.S. House of Representatives.

1982

Dave Garroway
American radio broadcaster, garroway was the first host of "today show" for nine years. garroway was a low-key, casual, witty, and erudite tv personality. his tenure was filled with loyal viewers until his departure due to stress from too much work and the suicide attempt of his wife pamela. he has been involved in various business and entertainment interests since …
Casimir Lisiecki
Polish writer and journalist known for his novels and essays.
Dave Garroway
American journalist and actor (b. 1913)
Jean J A Girault
French director (gendarme saint-tropez), dies at 58

1981

Isami Shinjuro
Japanese journalist known for his investigative reporting.

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on July 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

Rexford Tugwell
Rexford Tugwell was an American economist who played a key role in the New Deal economic policies of the 1930s.
Clarke Hutton
British artist known for his landscape paintings.
Ludwig Renn
Writer dies at the age of 90

1978

Waclaw Milik
Polish biologist who specialized in botany and plant physiology.

1977

Lee Miller
American photographer who started her career as a model.
Lee Miller
American photographer and photojournalist known for her work during World War II.

1975

Billy West
Actor (jimmy the gent, jealousy), is killed at 82
Fie Carelsen
Dutch actress, married to jean-louis pisuisse from 1913 to 2022
Billy West
Actor (jimmy the gent, jealousy) dies at 82

1974

Stephanos Marinis
Greek painter known for his vibrant and expressive artworks.
Willem F K Hussem
Painter/poet (steltlopen on sea), dies at the age of 74

1973

Russell Hardie
At 69, he dies after a long illness

1972

Ralph Craig
American sprinter and sailor (b. 1889)
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
Druk gyalpo of bhutan (d. 1972)
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
Third king of bhutan (born 1928).
Jigme Dori Wangchuck
The king of bhutan dies.

1970

Aniza Yezierska
Polish-American novelist known for her works on immigrant life in the United States.
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov
Russian anthropologist and sculptor (b. 1907)
Bob Kalsu
American football player and lieutenant (d. 1970).
Mikhail Gerasimov
Russian anthropologist, sculptor (born in 1907)

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on July 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

Marji Tannus
Famous for her modernist sculptures.

1968

Cecil Beattie
British painter known for his landscape and portrait paintings.
Ruth St. Denis
American dancer and choreographer (b. 1878)
Ruth St Denis
American choreographer and dancer, heavily influenced by indian, oriental, and greek dance. her choreography of "rhada", which she choreographed, became well-known and has been performed worldwide by "the veil of isis". ted shawn, her husband, and she founded the denishawn school and dance troupe, a school for dance in 1915. together, they were students of the occult.

1967

Bazil Rathbone
Olympic gold medalist fencer and actor, best known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes.
Albert Lutuli
South african academic and politician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1898)
Jimmie Foxx
Hall of Fame baseball player known for his powerful hitting.
Basil Rathbone
For over 40 years, he was a south african-british actor on stage and in film. although he is most well-known for his "sherlock holmes", radio series and film in the 1940s and 1950s, he also excelled in many other roles. he was nominated to the oscars for "romeo and juliet" in 1936 and "if i were king" 1938. his last …
Pierre Kemp
Dutch poet (english paintbox), dies at age 80

Albert J Luthuli

President south africa (anc)

Jimmy Foxx

Baseball hall of famer (detroit tigers/534 home runs), dies at the age of 59.

1966

Lady Dorothy Macmillan
Lady Dorothy Macmillan was a British sportswoman known for her achievements in horse racing.
Jolan Rácz
Renowned Hungarian poet known for his lyrical works.
Philipp Frank
Austrian-american physicist, mathematician, and philosopher, vienna circle member (b. 1884)
Eugeen Calleen
Flemish sculptor dies at 83

1965

Eugene Burdick
Eugene Burdick was an American novelist and political scientist, best known for co-authoring the novel The Ugly American.

1963

Dionisio Martinez
Renowned Spanish painter known for his vibrant and expressive works.

1960

Carlyle Reedy
American painter known for his abstract and expressionist works.

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on July 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1957

Bernard Spooner
Us inventor of the bulletproof jacket, dies.

1955

Matilda Söderlund
Finnish artist known for her landscape paintings.

1954

Eunice Kennard
Eunice Kennard was a pioneering neuroscientist known for her work on the nervous system.

1952

Pedro Lascuráin
Mexican politician, president for 45 minutes on february 13, 1913. (b. 1856)

1950

Rex Ingram
Renowned actor known for his roles in classic films like 'The Thief of Bagdad'.
Rex Ingram
Irish film director known for 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'.
Albert Riemenschneider
Composer dies at 71

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on July 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1948

Arshile Gorky
Armenian-american painter and illustrator (d. 1948)
Ettie Stirling
Australian poet and writer known for her lyrical works.
Donald Nichols Tweedy
Composer dies at 58

1946

Evart Bovee
Renowned American painter known for his landscapes and seascapes.
Gualberto Villarroel
Bolivian soldier and politician, 45th president of bolivia (b. 1908)
Gualberto Villarroel
Bolivian politician (born 1908)

1944

Maria Messina
Notable novelist known for her insightful portrayals of human emotions.
Claus von Stauffenberg
German leader in failed plot to assassinate adolf hitler (d. 444)
Henning von Tresckow
German Army officer who played a key role in the resistance against Adolf Hitler.
Ludwig Beck
German military, chief of staff of armed forces between 1935-1938. he was a strong opponent to the nazi regime and resigned in horror on 8/18/1938 when hitler revealed his invasion plans. he did all he could to stop hitler's conquest plans. he was the recognized leader of the german resistance movement and predicted that germany would be destroyed. he was …
Gerrit van den Bosch
Dachau: led illegal dutch cpn party

Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

German military officer and head for the failed plot to assassinate adolf hitler on 20 july (born 1907).

1943

Charley Paddock
American runner and actor (b. 1900)
Louis Vauxcelles
French art critic who coined the terms fauvism (1905), and cubism (1908). he died 21 july 1943.
Charlie Paddock
American athlete (born in 1900).
Charles William Paddock
100m runner (1920 olympics-gold medalist), dies at 42

1941

Bohdan Lepky
Ukrainian poet and writer (born 1872)

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on July 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1938

Morris Michtom
Russian-born American inventor who created the teddy bear in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt.
Owen Wister
American lawyer and author (b. 1860)
Owen Wister
American author and lawyer (d. 1938).

1935

Tsuyako Yoshino
Japanese poet known for her lyrical and emotional verses that captured the essence of nature.

1932

Kinneth Grahame
Kinneth Grahame was a Scottish author best known for his classic children's novel 'The Wind in the Willows'.
Bill Gleason
American baseball player (born 1858).

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on July 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1928

Ellen Terry
British actress. she is considered the best actress on the english stage for more than 50 years. shakespeare was one of her most recognizable works. in 1864, she married g. f. watts and their son, gordon craig became a theatre designer. she was married to three times.
Laramie Leavitt
Discovered the period-luminosity relation of Cepheid variable stars.
Ellen A Terry
Brits actress/director (imperial theatre), is killed at 81