Famous People Who Died on This Day in History, Who Died Today in History?
Here is a list who died on date 21 November today. Important and famous people from throughout history died on this day. Today's famous deaths list for November 21
Who Died Today, Famous Deaths on November 21
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| 615 | Columbanus, Irish missionary and saint (b. 543) |
| 933 | Al-Tahawi, Arab imam and scholar (b. 853) |
| 1011 | Reizei, emperor of Japan (b. 950) |
| 1136 | William de Corbeil, English archbishop (b. 1070) |
| 1150 | García Ramírez of Navarre (b. 1112) |
| 1325 | Yury of Moscow, Prince of Moscow and Vladimir |
| 1361 | Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1346) |
| 1555 | Georgius Agricola, German mineralogist, philologist, and scholar (b. 1490) |
| 1566 | Annibale Caro, Italian poet and author (b. 1507) |
| 1579 | Thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier (b. 1519) |
| 1639 | Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire (b. 1583) |
| 1652 | Jan Brożek, Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer (b. 1585) |
| 1695 | Henry Purcell, English organist and composer (b. 1659) |
| 1710 | Bernardo Pasquini, Italian organist and composer (b. 1637) |
| 1775 | John Hill, English botanist and author (b. 1719) |
| 1782 | Jacques de Vaucanson, French engineer (b. 1709) |
| 1811 | Heinrich von Kleist, German poet and author (b. 1777) |
| 1844 | Ivan Krylov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1769) |
| 1859 | Yoshida Shōin, Japanese academic and politician (b. 1830) |
| 1861 | Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire, French priest and activist (b. 1802) |
| 1870 | Karel Jaromír Erben, Czech historian and poet (b. 1811) |
| 1874 | Marià Fortuny, Spanish painter (b. 1838) |
| 1881 | Ami Boué, German-Austrian geologist and ethnographer (b. 1794) |
| 1899 | Garret Hobart, American lawyer and politician, 24th Vice President of the United States (b. 1844) |
| 1907 | Harry Boyle, Australian cricketer (b. 1847) |
| 1908 | Carl Friedrich Schmidt, German-Russian geologist and botanist (b. 1832) |
| 1909 | Peder Severin Krøyer, Norwegian-Danish painter (b. 1851) |
| 1916 | Franz Joseph I of Austria (b. 1830) |
| 1922 | Ricardo Flores Magón, Mexican journalist and activist (b. 1874) |
| 1926 | Edward Cummins, American golfer (b. 1886) |
| 1928 | Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line (b. 1858) |
| 1934 | John Scaddan, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1876) |
| 1938 | Leopold Godowsky, Polish-American pianist and composer (b. 1870) |
| 1941 | Henrietta Vinton Davis, American actress and playwright (b. 1860) |
| 1942 | Count Leopold Berchtold, Austrian-Hungarian politician, Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary (b. 1863) |
| 1943 | Winifred Carney, Irish suffragist, trade unionist, and Irish republican (b. 1887) |
| 1945 | Robert Benchley, American humorist, newspaper columnist, and actor (b. 1889) |
| 1947 | William McCormack, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of Queensland (b. 1879) |
| 1953 | Felice Bonetto, Italian race car driver (b. 1903) |
| 1957 | Francis Burton Harrison, American general and politician, 6th Governor-General of the Philippines (b. 1873) |
| 1958 | Mel Ott, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1909) |
| 1959 | Max Baer, American boxer, referee, and actor (b. 1909) |
| 1962 | Frank Amyot, Canadian canoeist (b. 1904) |
| 1963 | Artur Lemba, Estonian composer and educator (b. 1885) |
| 1964 | Catherine Bauer Wurster, American architect and public housing advocate (b. 1905) |
| 1967 | C. M. Eddy, Jr., American author (b. 1896) |
| 1970 | Newsy Lalonde, Canadian lacrosse and ice hockey player (b. 1887) |
| 1973 | Thomas Pelly, American lawyer and politician (b. 1902) |
| 1974 | John B. Gambling, American radio host (b. 1897) |
| 1975 | Gunnar Gunnarsson, Icelandic author (b. 1889) |
| 1980 | Sara García, Mexican actress (b. 1895) |
| 1981 | Harry von Zell, American actor and comedian (b. 1906) |
| 1982 | John Hargrave, English activist and author (b. 1894) |
| 1984 | Ben Wilson, American basketball player (b. 1967) |
| 1986 | Jerry Colonna, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1904) |
| 1987 | Jim Folsom, American politician and 42nd Governor of Alabama (b. 1908) |
| 1988 | Carl Hubbell, American baseball player and scout (b. 1903) |
| 1989 | Harvey Hart, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928) |
| 1990 | Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler and referee (b. 1954) |
| 1991 | Sonny Werblin, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1907) |
| 1992 | Kaysone Phomvihane, Laotian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Laos (b. 1920) |
| 1993 | Bill Bixby, American actor (b. 1934) |
| 1994 | Willem Jacob Luyten, Dutch-American astronomer and academic (b. 1899) |
| 1995 | Peter Grant, English actor and manager (b. 1935) |
| 1996 | Bernard Rose, English organist and composer (b 1916) |
| 1999 | Quentin Crisp, English actor, author, and illustrator (b. 1908) |
| 2000 | Ernest Lluch, Spanish economist and politician (b. 1937) |
| 2002 | Hadda Brooks, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1916) |
| 2005 | Alfred Anderson, Scottish soldier (b. 1896) |
| 2006 | Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Somalian-Djiboutian politician, 1st President of Djibouti (b. 1916) |
| 2007 | Fernando Fernán Gómez, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1921) |
| 2009 | Konstantin Feoktistov, Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1926) |
| 2010 | Norris Church Mailer, American author (b. 1949) |
| 2011 | Anne McCaffrey, American science fiction and fantasy author (b. 1926) |
| 2012 | Emily Squires, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1941) |
| 2013 | John Egerton, American journalist and author (b. 1935) |
| 2014 | John H. Land, American soldier and politician (b. 1920) |
| 2015 | Gil Cardinal, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1950) |
| 2016 | Hassan Sadpara, Pakistani mountaineer and adventurer (b. 1963) |
| 2017 | David Cassidy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1950) |
| 2021 | Lou Cutell, American actor (b. 1930) |
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