Died On June 21st

Discover the most famous people who died on June 21. The list includes people like Niccolò Machiavelli, Edward III of England, Smedley Butler, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Andrew Goodman. Famous personalities featured on this list, include composers, political leaders, artists and military leaders and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Italy, Japan & Germany and many more countries.
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Oda Nobunaga
(16th Century Japanese Feudal Lord)
Oda Nobunaga
25
Birthdate: June 23, 1534
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nagoya Castle, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Died: 1582
 2 
Carroll O’Connor
14
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: August 2, 1924
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
Died: 2001
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 3 
Edward III of England
(King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1327 to 1377)
Edward III of England
3
Birthdate: November 13, 1312
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Windsor, England
Died: 1377
 4 
John Smith
(British Explorer)
John Smith
8
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 6, 1580
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lincolnshire, England
Died: 1631
 5 
Charles Krauthammer
(Political Columnist Who Won the Pulitzer Prize in 1987 for his columns in 'The Washington Post')
Charles Krauthammer
8
Birthdate: March 13, 1950
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2018
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 6 
Sukarno
(President of Indonesia)
Sukarno
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 6, 1901
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Surabaya, Indonesia
Died: 1970
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 7 
John Lee Hooker
(Guitarist, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Musician, Composer)
John Lee Hooker
5
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 22, 1917
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Coahoma County
Died: 2001
 8 
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
(Russian Composer Known for His Operas: ‘Sadko’ and ‘The Tale of Tsar Saltan’)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 18, 1844
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tikhvin, Russia
Died: 1908
 9 
Smedley Butler
(United States Marine Corps officer)
Smedley Butler
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 30, 1881
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1940
 10 
Ettore Boiardi
(Italian-American Chef Known for His Food Products, Named ‘Chef Boyardee’)
Ettore Boiardi
8
Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: October 22, 1897
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Piacenza, Italy
Died: 1985
 11 
Bertha von Suttner
(Austrian-Bohemian Pacifist, Novelist and the First Woman to be Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize)
Bertha von Suttner
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 9, 1843
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: The Golz-Kinsky Palace, Prague, Czechia
Died: 1914
 12 
Andrew Goodman
(Civil Rights Acrivist)
Andrew Goodman
5
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: November 23, 1943
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 1964
 13 
James Chaney
(civil rights advocate)
James Chaney
3
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: May 30, 1943
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: 1964
 14 
Leon Uris
(Writer)
Leon Uris
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 3, 1924
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died: 2003
 15 
Jaime Sin
(Catholic priest)
Jaime Sin
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 31, 1928
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New Washington, Aklan, Philippines
Died: 2005
 16 
Bob Evans
(Restaurateur)
Bob Evans
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: May 30, 1918
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Sugar Ridge, Ohio, United States
Died: 2007
 17 
Friedrich Froebel
(Pedagogue)
Friedrich Froebel
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 21, 1782
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Oberweißbach, Germany
Died: 1852
 18 
Kami
(Musician)
Kami
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 1, 1972
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ibaraki, Japan
Died: 1999
 19 
Frank Leahy
(American Football Player, Coach, College Athletics Administrator, and Professional Sports Executive)
Frank Leahy
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 27, 1908
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: O'Neill, Nebraska, United States
Died: 1973
 20 
Bert Kaempfert
(Composer, Conductor, Record producer, Film score composer)
Bert Kaempfert
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 16, 1923
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hamburg
Died: 1980
 21 
Édouard Vuillard
(Painter)
Édouard Vuillard
1
Birthdate: November 11, 1868
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cuiseaux, Saône-et-Loire, France
Died: 1940
 22 
Assi Rahbani
(Composer)
Assi Rahbani
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 4, 1923
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Antelias
Died: 1986
 23 
Johannes Stark
(Nobel Prize Winner in Physics)
Johannes Stark
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 15, 1874
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Freihung
Died: 1957
 24 
Leland Stanford
(Entrepreneur)
Leland Stanford
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: March 9, 1824
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Watervliet, New York, United States
Died: 1893
 25 
Scott Kalitta
(American Drag Racer)
Scott Kalitta
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 18, 1962
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States
Died: 2008
 26 
Shintaro Katsu
(Japanese Actor, Singer and Filmmaker)
Shintaro Katsu
1
Birthdate: November 29, 1931
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Died: 1997
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 27 
Kermit Love
(Puppeteer)
Kermit Love
0
Birthdate: August 7, 1916
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Spring Lake, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2008
 28 
Major Taylor
(One of the Greatest American Sprinters of All Time)
Major Taylor
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 26, 1878
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Died: 1932
 29 
Timothy Findley
(Canadian novelist)
Timothy Findley
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 30, 1930
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario
Died: 2002
 30 
Tage Erlander
(Prime Minister of Sweden from 1946 to 1969)
Tage Erlander
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 13, 1901
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ransäter, Sweden
Died: 1985
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 31 
Alan Hovhaness
(Composer)
Alan Hovhaness
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 8, 1911
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 2000
 32 
Tom Kurvers
(American Professional Ice Hockey Defenseman)
Tom Kurvers
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 14, 1962
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Died: 2021
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 33 
Philip of Swabia
(Prince)
Philip of Swabia
0
Birthdate: 1177
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Pavia
Died: 1208
 34 
Wop May
(Canadian Flying Ace )
Wop May
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 20, 1896
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Carberry
Died: 1952
 35 
George Axelrod
(Screenwriter)
George Axelrod
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 9, 1922
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2003
 36 
Anders Jonas Ångström
(Swedish physicist)
Anders Jonas Ångström
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 13, 1814
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Timrå Municipality
Died: 1874
 37 
Mostafa Chamran
(Former Member of the Iranian Parliament)
Mostafa Chamran
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 2, 1932
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
Died: 1981
 38 
Johann Georg Hamann
(Philosopher)
Johann Georg Hamann
1
Birthdate: August 27, 1730
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kaliningrad, Germany
Died: 1788
 39 
William Simons
(Former Actor best known for his role as PC Alf Ventress in Heartbeat, a role he played for 18 years, from 1992 to 2010)
William Simons
0
Birthdate: November 17, 1940
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Died: 2019
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 40 
Inigo Jones
(Architect)
Inigo Jones
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: July 15, 1573
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Smithfield, London
Died: 1652
 41 
Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah
(Poet)
Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 16, 1956
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Mongla, Bagerhat district, Bangladesh
Died: 1991
 42 
Ken Snow
(Football player)
Ken Snow
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 23, 1969
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
Died: 2020
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 43 
Hendrik Wade Bode
(Engineer, Scientist)
Hendrik Wade Bode
0
Birthdate: December 24, 1905
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 1982
 44 
Richard Adler
(Lyricist)
Richard Adler
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 3, 1921
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2012
 45 
John Skelton
(Poet)
John Skelton
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1463 AD
Birthplace: England
Died: 1529
 46 
Bobana Veličković
(Serbian Sport Shooter)
Bobana Veličković
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 25, 1990
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bor, SFR Yugoslavia
Died: 2020
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 47 
Peder Mørk Mønsted
(Painter)
Peder Mørk Mønsted
0
Birthdate: December 10, 1859
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Grenaa, Denmark
Died: 1941
 48 
Piers Courage
(Former British Racing Driver Who Died During a Fatal Accident During the 1970 Dutch Grand Prix)
Piers Courage
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 27, 1942
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Colchester, Essex, England
Died: 1970
 49 
D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson
(Zoologist)
D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 2, 1860
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: 1948
 50 
Michael Schwerner
(Social Reformer)
Michael Schwerner
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 6, 1939
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1964