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List of celebrities and famous people who died on July 21st

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2029 - 2020

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

2023

  • Renowned American singer known for his jazz and pop standards.

2020

  • Pulitzer Prize-winning poet known for her profound verses.

  • Scottish-american actress and singer (lambert hendricks & ross).

  • South african political activist (b. 1925)

2019 - 2010

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

2018

  • 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

  • American politician who served in the state legislature.

  • 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

2015

2014

2013

2012

  • Renowned investigative journalist and political commentator.

  • Alecxander Cockburn was a British-American political journalist and writer who co-edited the political newsletter CounterPunch.

  • Angharad Rees

    English-welsh actress and jewellery designer (d. 2012)

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

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

2011

2010

2009 - 2000

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

2009

  • Renowned Romanian painter known for his abstract works.

  • Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist known for her work at The New York Times.

  • Finnish politician known for her work in promoting women's rights.

2008

  • First African American woman elected to the California State Assembly.

  • American blues singer known for her powerful voice and emotional performances.

  • Hansel Bauer was a sculptor famous for his innovative use of materials.

  • Baron stokes, an english businessman (d.2008)

2007

2006

  • Leader of the cambodian khmer rouge (born 1926)

  • Japanese-american actor and singer (b. 1933)

  • 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.

  • American singer (the kalin twins), (born 1934).

2005

2004

  • American biologist, geneticist, and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 2004)

  • 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

2002

2001

2000

1999 - 1990

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

1999

  • Renowned Japanese novelist known for her poignant storytelling.

1998

  • Renowned novelist known for her captivating storytelling.

  • American astronaut, first american to orbit the moon. he reached an altitude of 115 feet and traveled at a speed of 5160 mph.

  • 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 …

  • 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

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

1996

1995

1994

1993

1992

  • Egyptian poet celebrated for his lyrical and evocative verses.

1991

1990

1989 - 1980

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

1989

  • Renowned for her vibrant abstract art.

  • Japanese politician known for his contributions to post-World War II reconstruction.

1986

1985

1984

1983

1982

  • 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 …

  • Polish writer and journalist known for his novels and essays.

  • American journalist and actor (b. 1913)

  • French director (gendarme saint-tropez), dies at 58

1981

  • 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 was an American economist who played a key role in the New Deal economic policies of the 1930s.

  • British artist known for his landscape paintings.

  • Writer dies at the age of 90

1978

  • Polish biologist who specialized in botany and plant physiology.

1977

  • American photographer who started her career as a model.

  • American photographer and photojournalist known for her work during World War II.

1975

  • Actor (jimmy the gent, jealousy), is killed at 82

  • Actor (jimmy the gent, jealousy) dies at 82

  • Dutch actress, married to jean-louis pisuisse from 1913 to 2022

1974

1973

1972

1970

1969 - 1960

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

1969

1968

  • British painter known for his landscape and portrait paintings.

  • American dancer and choreographer (b. 1878)

  • 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

  • Olympic gold medalist fencer and actor, best known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes.

  • South african academic and politician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1898)

  • 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 …

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

1966

  • Renowned Hungarian poet known for his lyrical works.

  • Lady Dorothy Macmillan was a British sportswoman known for her achievements in horse racing.

  • Austrian-american physicist, mathematician, and philosopher, vienna circle member (b. 1884)

  • Flemish sculptor dies at 83

1965

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

1963

  • Renowned Spanish painter known for his vibrant and expressive works.

1960

  • 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

1955

1954

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

1952

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

1950

1949 - 1940

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

1948

1946

1944

  • Notable novelist known for her insightful portrayals of human emotions.

  • German leader in failed plot to assassinate adolf hitler (d. 444)

  • German Army officer who played a key role in the resistance against Adolf Hitler.

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

  • Dachau: led illegal dutch cpn party

1943

1941

1939 - 1930

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

1938

  • Russian-born American inventor who created the teddy bear in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt.

  • American lawyer and author (b. 1860)

  • American author and lawyer (d. 1938).

1935

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

1932

  • Kinneth Grahame was a Scottish author best known for his classic children's novel 'The Wind in the Willows'.

  • American baseball player (born 1858).

1929 - 1920

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

1928

  • 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.

  • Discovered the period-luminosity relation of Cepheid variable stars.

  • Brits actress/director (imperial theatre), is killed at 81

1926

1922

1920

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on July 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

1917

1910

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on July 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1907

  • Nicolae Grigorescu was a Romanian painter, one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.

1904

  • Halle Trevor was a botanist who specialized in studying plant genetics.

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