Famous Deaths In December - 21
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1945 George S Patton, US General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60 on this day in history.
1948 On December - 21 death of seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged
1955 On December - 21 dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65
1956 Lewis M Terman, psychologist (Genetic studies of genius), dies at 79 on December - 21.
1957 On this day in history eric Coates, composer, dies at 71
1958 H[arry] B[yron] Warner, actor (10 Commandments, New Moon), dies at 83 on December - 21.
1959 On this day in history death of rosanjin, Japanese calligrapher, restaurateur and ceramicist (b. 1883)
1963 On this day in history jack Hobbs, cricketer (61 Tests for England), dies
1964 Death of Carl Van Vechten, American writer and photographer (b. 1880) on this day in history.
1965 Claude Adonai Champagne, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1967 Louis Washkansky, 18 days after 1st heart transplant, dies at 55 on December - 21.
1972 Horace Mann Bond, president of Lincoln University (Pa), dies at 70 on December - 21.
1974 Richard Long, actor (Nanny & Professor), dies at 47 on December - 21.
1975 William Lundigan, announcer (CBS Mystery Theater), dies at 61 on this day in history.
1976 Edward Bartlett, cricketer (WI Test batsman in 5 Tests 1928-31), dies on this day in history.
1979 Bill Anderson, cricketer (Test for NZ 1946, scored five & one), dies on this day in history.
1980 On December - 21 marc Connelly, playwright (One Minute Please), dies at 90
1981 On this day in history death of allan Dwan, Canadian-born American director and screenwriter (b. 1885)
1983 Rod Cameron, actor (Santa Fe Passage, Stampede), dies at 73 on this day in history.
1987 Robert Paige, actor (Son of Dracula, Pardon My Sarong), dies on December - 21.
1988 On December - 21 bob Steele, [Robert Bradbury], dies after short illness at 60
1989 On this day in history jan Cikker, composer, dies at 78
1990 Death of Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, American aeronautical engineer (Lockheed Skunk Works; b. 1910) on December - 21.
1992 On this day in history albert King, US blues singer/guitarist (Crosscut Saw), dies at 71
1993 On December - 21 philip Christison, British general (Rangoon), dies at 100
1994 Dean Rusk, US Sect of State, dies at 85 on this day in history.
1995 Robert Francis Vere Heuston, professor of law, dies at 72 on this day in history.
1996 Margaret E Rey, author of children's books, dies at 90 on this day in history.
1997 Bruce Woodcock, boxer, dies at 76 on December - 21.
1998 Death of Roger Avon, Durham actor (b. 1914) on December - 21.
2001 On this day in history death of dick Schaap, American sports journalist (b. 1934)
2003 Death of Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Spanish playboy and businessman (b. 1924) on this day in history.
2004 Death of Autar Singh Paintal, Indian medical scientist (b. 1925) on this day in history.
2005 On December - 21 death of elrod Hendricks, American baseball player and coach (b. 1940)
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