Died on May 21
Remembering 24 notable people who died on this day
🇨🇭Adam Dario Keel
deceasedSwiss artist (1924–2018) · 1924–2018
Days lived
Lived 34,155 days
🇨🇭Arnold Hottinger
deceasedSwiss journalist (1926-2019) · 1926–2019
Days lived
Lived 33,770 days
🇩🇪Arthur Dinter
deceasedGerman writer, botanist and Nazi politician (1876–1948) · 1876–1948
Days lived
Lived 26,261 days
🇧🇷Carlos Lacerda
deceasedpolitician · 1914–1977
Days lived
Lived 23,033 days
Erich Mielke
deceasedNotable Trials · 1907–2000
Days lived
Lived 33,749 days
🇩🇪Ernst Zermelo
deceasedphilosopher · 1871–1953
Days lived
Lived 29,884 days
🇭🇺Géza Havass
deceasedmodel · 1913–2001
Days lived
Lived 32,046 days
🇭🇺Géza Lakatos
deceasedgeneral in Hungary (1890–1967) · 1890–1967
Days lived
Lived 28,145 days
Hans Goldschmidt
deceasedentrepreneur · 1861–1923
Days lived
Lived 22,768 days
🇩🇪Hans-Adolf Prützmann
deceasedGerman general (1901-1945) · 1901–1945
Days lived
Lived 15,970 days
🇩🇪Kurt Halbritter
deceasedGerman illustrator (1924–1978) · 1924–1978
Days lived
Lived 19,600 days
🇩🇪Kurt Waitzmann
deceasedactor (1905–1985) · 1905–1985
Days lived
Lived 29,332 days
🇫🇷Marcel Jacques Boulenger
deceasedjournalist · 1873–1932
Days lived
Lived 21,439 days
🇩🇪Marie Schlei
deceasedGerman politician (1919–1983) · 1919–1983
Days lived
Lived 23,188 days
🇦🇹Michael Mayr
deceasedpolitician · 1864–1922
Days lived
Lived 21,225 days
🇳🇿Neville Mitchell
deceasedNew Zealand rugby union footballer and coach · 1913–1981
Days lived
Lived 24,653 days
🇮🇳Rajiv Gandhi
deceasedpolitician · 1944–1991
Days lived
Lived 17,076 days
🇭🇺Remig Békefi
deceasedHungarian Latin Catholic priest, historian (1858–1924) · 1858–1924
Days lived
Lived 24,033 days
🇪🇸Ricard Opisso
deceasedcartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and painter from Spain (1880-1966) · 1880–1966
Days lived
Lived 31,228 days
🇺🇸Rosemary Radford Ruether
deceasedAmerican theologian · 1936–2022
Days lived
Lived 31,247 days
🇺🇸Sammy Davis, Sr.
deceasedAmerican dancer · 1900–1988
Days lived
Lived 31,938 days
Sultanmahmut Toraygirov
deceasedKazakhstani writer · 1893–1920
Days lived
Lived 9,701 days
🇬🇷Vasilis N. Triantafillidis
deceasedGreek actor (1940-2018) · 1940–2018
Days lived
Lived 28,504 days
🇦🇹Wilhelm Kuntner
deceasedAustrian soldier (1915–2001) · 1915–2001
Days lived
Lived 31,233 days