Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: May-21

Died on This Day (May-21)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
Stanley P. Goldstein Stanley P. Goldstein American businessman 89 1
George Logan George Logan Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket were characters devised by and Patrick Fyffe for their comedy and musical act. British impersonator 78 2
Colin Cantwell Colin Cantwell Colin James Cantwell was an American concept artist and director known for his work on films like 2001: A Space Odyssey and WarGames, but primarily for doing initial concept designs and models for a number of Star Wars vehicles, most notably the X-wing fighter, the TIE fighter, and the Death Star, that were then further developed by people like Ralph McQuarrie and Joe Johnston. American concept artist 90 3
Roman Kent Roman Kent Roman R. Kent was a Polish Holocaust survivor. He was a Lódz Ghetto and Auschwitz Concentration Camp inmate. Polish holocaust survivor 92 4
Oliver E. Williamson Oliver E. Williamson Oliver Eaton Williamson was an American economist, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and recipient of the 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, which he shared with Elinor Ostrom. American economist 87 5
Binyavanga Wainaina Binyavanga Wainaina Kenneth Binyavanga Wainaina was a Kenyan author, journalist and 2002 winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing. Kenyan author 48 6
Clint Walker Clint Walker Norman Eugene "Clint" Walker was an American actor. American actor and singer 90 7
Jane Fawcett Jane Fawcett Jane Fawcett MBE was a British codebreaker, singer, and heritage preservationist. British codebreaker 95 9
Robert Müller Robert Müller Robert Müller was a German professional ice hockey goaltender. German ice hockey player 28 16
John Aloysius Morgan John Aloysius Morgan John Aloysius Morgan, AO RFD ED was an Australian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Catholic bishop 98 17
Howard Morris Howard Morris Howard Jerome Morris was an American actor, comedian, and director. Actor/director 85 20
Barbara Cartland Barbara Cartland Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland, DBE, DStJ published as Barbara Cartland was an English writer, known as the Queen of Romance, who published both contemporary and historical romance novels, the latter set primarily during the Victorian or Edwardian period. English romantic novelist 98 25
Les Aspin Les Aspin Leslie Aspin Jr. was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the U. Austrian actor 56 30
Max Wall Max Wall Max Wall was an English actor and comedian whose performing career covered music hall, films, television and theatre. English music hall artist/actor 82 35
Murray Kenneth Guthrie Murray Kenneth Guthrie Lieutenant Murray Kenneth Guthrie was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. American flying ace 88 40
Árpád Henney Árpád Henney Árpád Henney was a Hungarian politician and military officer, who served as Minister without portfolio between 1944 and 1945, in the Nazi-dominated Ferenc Szálasi cabinet. Hungarian politician 84 45
Samuel Bischoff Samuel Bischoff Samuel Bischoff was an American film producer who was responsible for more than 400 full-length films, two-reel comedies, and serials between 1922 and 1964. Film producer 84 50
Harry L. Davis Harry L. Davis Harry Lyman Davis was an American politician of the Republican Party. American mayor 72 75
Samuel Taylor Darling Samuel Taylor Darling Samuel Taylor Darling was an American pathologist and bacteriologist who discovered the pathogen Histoplasma capsulatum in Panama in 1906. American pathologist and bacteriologist 53 100
James William Cook James William Cook James William Cook was a lumber merchant and political figure in Canada West. Canadian politician and businessman 55 150