Died On May 21st
Discover the most famous people who died on May 21. The list includes people like Rajiv Gandhi, Jane Addams, Hernando de Soto, John Garfield, Barbara Cartland. Famous personalities featured on this list, include philosophers, journalists, soldiers and poets and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Germany, United Kingdom & France and many more countries.
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Birthdate: December 6, 1421
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Died: 1471
Birthdate: May 30, 1927
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hartford, Illinois, USA
Died: 2018
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
Birthdate: July 9, 1823
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States
Died: 1860
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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John Gielgud
(Former Actor best known for his Shakespearean roles in the theater, he first played Hamlet at the age of 26)
Birthdate: April 14, 1904
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: South Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Died: 2000
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: 1500 AD
Birthplace: Province of Badajoz, Spain
Died: 1542
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Jane Addams(Reformer and Social Activist Who Became the First American Woman to be Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize)
Birthdate: September 6, 1860
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cedarville, Illinois, U.S.
Died: 1935
Birthdate: August 20, 1944
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Died: 1991
Birthdate: March 4, 1913
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 1952
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: September 4, 1919
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Died: 2005
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Barbara Cartland(Writer, Known as the ‘Queen of Romance’, One of the Best-Selling Authors Worldwide of the 20th Century)
Birthdate: July 9, 1901
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
Died: 2000
Birthdate: June 22, 1909
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Glen Ellyn, Illinois, United States
Died: 2006
Birthdate: December 29, 1859
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cuatrociénegas Municipality, Mexico
Died: 1920
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Mark Reynolds Hughes
(Businessman)
Birthdate: January 1, 1956
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: La Mirada, California, United States
Died: 2000
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Dorothy Macmillan
(Socialite)
Birthdate: July 28, 1900
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lancashire, United Kingdom
Died: 1966
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Eric Hoffer
(Writer, Philosopher, Psychologist)
Birthdate: July 25, 1902
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 1983
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Williamina Fleming
(Scottish Astronomer Famous for Her Discovery of the 'Horsehead Nebula')
Birthdate: May 15, 1857
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dundee, Scotland
Died: 1911
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Geoffrey de Havilland
(Aerospace engineer, Engineer, Test pilot, Aviator, Entrepreneur)
Birthdate: July 27, 1882
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: High Wycombe
Died: 1965
Birthdate: December 31, 1912
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pune
Died: 1993
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Alejandro Rey
(Argentine-American Actor and Television Director )
Birthdate: February 8, 1930
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died: 1987
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Vaughn Monroe
(Singer, Musician)
Birthdate: October 7, 1911
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio, United States
Died: 1973
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Louis Johnson
(record producer, jazz musician)
Birthdate: April 13, 1955
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Los Angeles
Died: 2015
Birthdate: July 13, 1903
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mayfair, London, England
Died: 1983
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Gene Wood
(Television personality)
Birthdate: October 20, 1925
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Quincy, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 2004
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Chevalier d'Éon
(French Diplomat and Spy)
Birthdate: October 5, 1728
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tonnere, France
Died: 1810
Birthdate: February 27, 1940
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ballarat, Australia
Died: 2011
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Ralph Miliband
(Former Sociologist who published The State in Capitalist Society in 1969)
Birthdate: January 7, 1924
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Died: 1994
Birthdate: October 29, 1930
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Died: 2002
Birthdate: August 26, 1882
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hamburg, German Empire
Died: 1964
Birthdate: June 15, 1917
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Gretna, Louisiana, United States
Died: 1996
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Tommaso Campanella
(Philosopher Known for His Work 'la Città Del Sole' an Important Early Utopian Work)
Birthdate: September 5, 1568
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Stilo, Italy
Died: 1639
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Fitz John Porter
(Military Officer)
Birthdate: August 31, 1822
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Died: 1901
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Les Aspin, Jr.
(United States Representative)
Birthdate: July 21, 1938
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 1995
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Carl Wilhelm Scheele
(Swedish German Chemist Who Discovered Oxygen)
Birthdate: December 9, 1742
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stralsund, Germany
Died: 1786
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Allyn Ann McLerie
(Actress, Singer)
Birthdate: December 1, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Grand-Mère, Quebec, Canada
Died: 2018
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Hugo de Vries
(Botanist, Biologist, Geneticist, University teacher)
Birthdate: February 16, 1848
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Haarlem
Died: 1935
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Franz von Suppé
(Austrian Composer of Light Operas)
Birthdate: April 18, 1819
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Split, Croatia
Died: 1895
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James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
(Poet, Viceroy and Captain General of Scotland)
Birthdate: October 25, 1612
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: 1650
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Conrad IV of Germany
(King)
Birthdate: April 25, 1228
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Andria, Italy
Died: 1254
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Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily
(Princess)
Birthdate: December 14, 1784
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Royal Palace of Caserta, Caserta, Italy
Died: 1806
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Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk
(Politician)
Birthdate: 1443 AD
Birthplace: England
Died: 1524
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Alejandro DeTomaso
(Businessman)
Birthdate: July 10, 1928
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died: 2003
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Robert Harley, 1st earl of Oxford
(English statesman)
Birthdate: December 5, 1661
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1724
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Christian Jürgensen Thomsen
(Danish Antiquarian Who Developed Early Archaeological Techniques and Methods)
Birthdate: December 29, 1788
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: 1865
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Ernst Zermelo
(Former Mathematician, Logician known for his role in developing Zermelo–Fraenkel axiomatic set theory and his proof of the well-ordering theorem)
Birthdate: July 27, 1871
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: 1953
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Jassem Al-Kharafi
(Kuwaiti billionaire businessman)
Birthdate: 1940 AD
Birthplace: Kuwait City
Died: 2015
Birthdate: March 13, 1930
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States
Died: 1979
Birthdate: June 28, 1259
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mongol Empire
Died: 1297
Birthdate: January 14, 1929
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ralls, Texas, United States
Died: 2006
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Ioan Petru Culianu
(Historian)
Birthdate: January 5, 1950
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Iași, Romania
Died: 1991
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Eleanor H. Porter
(Novelist)
Birthdate: December 19, 1868
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Littleton, New Hampshire, United States
Died: 1920