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Dead at age 21
65 Notable deaths
Juice WRLD
American rapper, singer, and songwriter.
Born December 2nd, 1998 in Chicago.
Died December 8th, 2019 at 21 years old in Oak Lawn (seizure). [ref]
Lil Peep
American rapper, singer, and songwriter.
Born November 1st, 1996 in Allentown.
Died November 15th, 2017 at 21 years old in Tucson (drug overdose).
Billy the Kid
American cowboy and outlaw (1859–1881).
Born November 23rd, 1859 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1881 at 21 years old in Fort Sumner (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Sid Vicious
English bassist (1957–1979).
Born May 10th, 1957 in Lewisham.
Died February 2nd, 1979 at 21 years old in Manhattan (opiod overdose).
Fred Hampton
African-american activist (1948-1969).
Born August 30th, 1948 in Summit.
Died December 4th, 1969 at 21 years old in Chicago (ballistic trauma).
Matthew Shepard
American student and murder victim.
Born December 1st, 1976 in Casper.
Died October 12th, 1998 at 21 years old in Fort Collins (torture). [ref]
Rebecca Schaeffer
Actress (1967-1989).
Born November 6th, 1967 in Eugene.
Died July 18th, 1989 at 21 years old in Hollywood (ballistic trauma).
Matthew Garber
British actor (1956–1977).
Born March 25th, 1956 in Stepney.
Died June 13th, 1977 at 21 years old in Hampstead (acute pancreatitis).
Sophie Scholl
German resistance fighter during the nazi regime, member of the white rose (1921-1943).
Born May 9th, 1921 in Forchtenberg. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1943 at 21 years old in Stadelheim Prison (decapitation). [ref]
Anandi Gopal Joshi
One of the first indian woman doctor (1865-1887).
Born March 31st, 1865 in Thane.
Died February 26th, 1887 at 21 years old in Pune. [ref]
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