Famous Deaths on 21st June

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223 - Liu Bei, Emperor of Shu Han (b. 161)
524 - Chlodomir, king of the France to Orleans (511-24), dies at about 28
1205 - Enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice (b. 1107)
1208 - Philip of Swabia, King of Germany and duke of Swabia (b. 1177)
1305 - King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland (b. 1271)
1377 - Edward III, king of England (1327-77), dies at 64
1421 - Jean Le Maingre, Marshal of France (b. 1366)
1527 - Niccolo Machiavelli, Florentine statesman/author, dies at 57
1529 - John Skelton, English poet, dies at about 69
1547 - Sebastiano del Piombo, Italian painter (b. 1485)
1573 - Antonie van Burgundy, mayor of sealand, dies in battle
1582 - Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (b. 1534)
1591 - Aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies
1621 - Kryštof Harant, Polish soldier, writer, and composer (b. 1564)
1652 - Inigo Jones, English architect (b. 1573)
1738 - Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, English statesman (b. 1674)
1824 - Étienne Aignan, French writer (b. 1773)
1865 - Frances Adeline Seward, wife of United States Secretary of State William H. Seward (b. 1824)
1874 - Anders Jonas Ångström, Swedish physicist (b. 1814)
Humanist philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli (1527) 1876 - Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Mexican general (took Alamo), dies at 79
1884 - Alexander, prince/last male descendent of Johan W Friso, dies
1887 - Adolf Schimon, composer, dies at 67
1893 - Leland Stanford, American business tycoon and founder of Stanford University
1900 - Polibo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 69
1908 - Nikolai A Rimski-Korssakov, Russian composer (Sheherazade), dies at 64
1913 - Stefan O Iosif, Romanian poet (Beautiful Irine), dies at 37
1914 - Glauco Velasquez, composer, dies at 30
1914 - Bertha von Suttner, Austrian writer and pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1843)
1925 - Jan H Leopold, poet/classical (translated Omar Khayyam), dies at 60
1934 - [James] Thorne Smith, US, sci-fi author (Stray Lamb, Turnabout)
1940 - Edouard Vuillard, French painter/graphic artist, dies
1940 - Hendrik Marsman, Dutch poet/writer/critic, drowns at 40
1940 - W Hasenclever, writer, dies at 49
1940 - Smedley Butler, American Marine general (b. 1881)
1944 - Jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies
1945 - Josef Hora, Czech writer/poet (Sinking Shadows), dies at 53
1946 - Heinrich Kaminski, composer, dies at 59
1951 - Charles Dillon Perrine, American astronomer (b. 1867)
1954 - Gideon Sundback, American inventor, perfected the zipper (b. 1880)
1957 - Don McBride, actor (Mr Clyde-My Friend Flicka), dies at 68
1957 - Frantisek Kupka, Czech writer, dies at 85
1964 - Andrew Goodman, US civil rights activist, murdered at 20
1964 - James Chaney, US civil rights activist, murdered at 21
1964 - Michael Schwerner, US civil rights activist, murder at 21
1965 - Bernard M Baruch, pres advisor (termed "Cold War"), dies at 94
1968 - Ruth St Denis, ballerina (Dances of the 5 Senses), dies at 91
1969 - Maureen "Little Mo" Connolly, 1st woman grand slam (1953), dies at 34
1970 - Achmed Sukarno, 1st president of Indonesia (1945-67), dies at 68
1972 - Seth Bingham, composer, dies at 90
1973 - Frank Leahy, football coach (Notre Dame), dies at 64
1975 - Heinz Lau, composer, dies at 49
1976 - Margaret Herrick, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences director (b. 1902)
1979 - Julian Orchard, actor (Perfect Friday, Bless this House), dies at 49
1979 - Angus Maclise, American mystic, shaman, musician, and composer (b. 1938)
1981 - Gunnar Ek, composer, dies on 81st birthday
1983 - Anton G J van de Velde, Flemish writer/director (Tijl), dies at 87
1985 - Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden (b. 1901)
1986 - Assi Rahbani, Lebanese composer and author (b. 1923)
1987 - Madman Muntz, American entrepreneur, businessman, electrical engineer, TV commercial actor (b. 1914)
1988 - Robert Lee "Bobby" Dodd, US football coach
1989 - Lee Quencey Calhoun, hurdler (Olympic-gold-1956, 60), dies at 56
1989 - Simon van Collem, Dutch journalist/TV host, dies at 70
1992 - Li Xiannian, Chinese President (1983-88), dies
1992 - Thomas Whitfield, gospel vocalist, dies of heart attack at 38
1993 - Frank Moro, entertainer, dies
1993 - Jerry Strivelli, actor (Out for Justice, Lock Up), dies at 61
1993 - Ticho Parly, Danish tenor (b. 1928)
1994 - Mark Robert Isfeld, combat Engineer, dies at 31
1995 - Kenneth Henry Lowry Lamb, broadcaster, dies at 71
1995 - Tristan Jones, sailor, dies at 71
1997 - Art Prysock, jazz musician, dies at 68
1997 - Shintaro Katsu, Japanese entertainer (b. 1931)
1997 - Fidel Velázquez Sánchez, Mexican labour leader (b. 1900)
1998 - Al Campanis, American baseball executive (b. 1916)
1999 - Kami, Japanese drummer (Malice Mizer) (b. 1973)
2000 - Alan Hovhaness, American composer (b. 1911)
2001 - John Lee Hooker, American musician (b. 1916)
2001 - Carroll O'Connor, American actor (b. 1924)
2001 - Souad Hosni, Egyptian actress (b. 1942)
2003 - Roger Neilson, Canadian ice hockey coach (b. 1934)
2003 - Leon Uris, American writer (b. 1924)
2003 - Jason Moran, Australian criminal (b. 1967)
2004 - Leonel Brizola, Brazilian politician (b. 1922)
2005 - Jaime Cardinal Sin, Filipino Catholic Archbishop of Manila (b. 1928)
2007 - Bob Evans, American restaurateur (b. 1918)
2008 - Scott Kalitta, American drag racer (b. 1962)
2011 - Robert Kroetsch, Canadian author (b. 1927)