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June 21st
135 Notable deaths
Carroll O'Connor
American actor (1924-2001).
Born August 2nd, 1924 in New York City.
Died June 21st, 2001 at 76 years old in Culver City (myocardial infarction, diabetes).
Charles Krauthammer
American journalist.
Born March 13th, 1950 in New York City.
Died June 21st, 2018 at 68 years old in Washington, D.C. (small intestine cancer).
Sukarno
1st president of the republic of indonesia.
Born June 6th, 1901 in Surabaya. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1970 at 69 years old in Jakarta (kidney failure). [ref]
Smedley Butler
United states marine corps general, two time medal of honor recipient, activist, lecturer, official, and writer (1881-1940).
Born July 30th, 1881 in West Chester.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 58 years old in Naval Hospital Philadelphia (cancer).
Jane Addams
American activist, sociologist and writer.
Born September 6th, 1860 in Cedarville. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1935 at 74 years old in Chicago (cancer).
John Lee Hooker
American blues musician (d. 2001).
Born August 22nd, 1917 in Clarksdale. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2001 at 83 years old in Los Altos (disease). [ref]
Joseph Schumpeter
Austrian economist.
Born February 8th, 1883 in Třešť. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1950 at 67 years old in Connecticut (cardiac arrest). [ref]
K. B. Hedgewar
Founding leader of the rashtriya swayamsevak sangh.
Born April 1st, 1889 in Nagpur.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 51 years old in Nagpur.
Gerry Conlon
Northern irish author and writer, one of the guildford four (1954-2014).
Born March 1st, 1954 in Belfast.
Died June 21st, 2014 at 60 years old in Belfast (lung cancer).
Maxwell Perkins
American literary editor.
Born September 20th, 1884 in New York City.
Died June 21st, 1947 at 62 years old in Stamford (pleurisy). [ref]
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