History Deaths on March 21

Benedict of Nursia, Italian saint (b. 480)

#543

Pinetop Perkins, American singer and pianist (b. 1913)

#Pinetop_Perkins

Rudolf VI, Margrave of Baden

#Rudolf_VI,_Margrave_of_Baden

Guadalupe Victoria, Mexican general and politician, 1st President of Mexico (b. 1786)

#Guadalupe_Victoria

Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien (b. 1772)

#Louis_Antoine,_Duke_of_Enghien

Evelina Haverfield, British suffragette and aid worker (b. 1867)

#Evelina_Haverfield

Lilyan Tashman, American actress (b. 1896)

#Lilyan_Tashman

Wilbert Awdry, English cleric and author, created Thomas the Tank Engine (b. 1911)

#Wilbert_Awdry

Frantz Reichel, French rugby player and hurdler (b. 1871)

#Frantz_Reichel

Galina Ulanova, Russian ballerina (b. 1910)

#Galina_Ulanova

Robert Wodrow, Scottish historian and author (b. 1679)

#Robert_Wodrow

Umar Wirahadikusumah, Indonesian general and politician, 4th Vice President of Indonesia (b. 1924)

#Umar_Wirahadikusumah

Joseph E. Johnston, American general (b. 1807)

#Joseph_E._Johnston

Harlon Hill, American football player and coach (b. 1932)

#Harlon_Hill

James C. Binnicker, American sergeant (b. 1938)

#James_C._Binnicker

Franz Schreker, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1878)

#Franz_Schreker

Barney Martin, American police officer and actor (b. 1923)

#Barney_Martin

Thomas Cranmer, English archbishop and saint (b. 1489)

#Thomas_Cranmer

John Law, Scottish-French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1671)

#John_Law_(economist)

Giovanni Arduino, Italian miner and geologist (b. 1714)

#Giovanni_Arduino_(geologist)

Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor and composer (b. 1871)

#Willem_Mengelberg

Bobby Short, American singer and pianist (b. 1924)

#Bobby_Short

Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (b. 1706)

#Johann_Heinrich_Zedler

Chuck Barris, American game show host and producer (b. 1929)

#Chuck_Barris

Drew Hayes, American author and illustrator (b. 1969)

#Drew_Hayes

Tonino Guerra, Italian poet and screenwriter (b. 1920)

#Tonino_Guerra

Cyril M. Kornbluth, American soldier and author (b. 1923)

#Cyril_M._Kornbluth

Osberht, king of Northumbria

#Osberht_of_Northumbria

Sven O. Høiby, Norwegian hurdler and journalist (b. 1936)

#Sven_O._Høiby

Leo Fender, American businessman, founded Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (b. 1909)

#Leo_Fender

Hat? Ç?rpan, Turkish politician (b. 1890)

#Hat?_Ç?rpan

Evald Aav, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1900)

#Evald_Aav

Pietro Mennea, Italian sprinter and politician (b. 1952)

#Pietro_Mennea

Bill Boedeker, American football player and soldier (b. 1924)

#Bill_Boedeker

Robert I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1011)

#Robert_I,_Duke_of_Burgundy

Jørgen Ingmann, Danish singer and guitarist (Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann) (b. 1925)

#Jørgen_Ingmann

Chinua Achebe, Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1930)

#Chinua_Achebe

Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French geographer and cartographer (b. 1703)

#Jacques-Nicolas_Bellin

Robert Southey, English poet, historian, and translator (b. 1774)

#Robert_Southey

Joe Medwick, American baseball player and coach (b. 1911)

#Joe_Medwick

Chung Ju-yung, South Korean businessman, founded Hyundai (b. 1915)

#Chung_Ju-yung

Herman Talmadge, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 70th Governor of Georgia (b. 1913)

#Herman_Talmadge

Nicholas of Flüe, Swiss monk and saint (b. 1417)

#Nicholas_of_Flüe

James Rebhorn, American actor (b. 1948)

#James_Rebhorn

Lili Damita, French-American actress and singer (b. 1904)

#Lili_Damita

Martin McGuinness, Irish republican and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (2007-2017) (b. 1950)

#Martin_McGuinness

Mike Hall, British cyclist (b. 1981)

#Mike_Hall_(cyclist)

Arthur Nebe, German SS officer (b. 1894)

#Arthur_Nebe

El?bieta Sieniawska, politically influential Polish magnate (b. 1669)

#El?bieta_Sieniawska

Pedro María de Anaya, Mexican soldier. President (1847-1848) (b. 1795)

#Pedro_María_de_Anaya

Ezra Abbot, American scholar and academic (b. 1819)

#Ezra_Abbot

Absalon, Danish archbishop (b. c. 1128)

#Absalon

John Ireland, Canadian-American actor and director (b. 1914)

#John_Ireland_(actor)

Ali Hikmet Ayerdem, Turkish general and politician (b. 1877)

#Ali_Hikmet_Ayerdem

Juan Almonte, son of José María Morelos, was a Mexican soldier and diplomat who served as a regent in the Second Mexican Empire (1863-1864) (b. 1803)

#Juan_Almonte

Edwin Vose Sumner, American general (b. 1797)

#Edwin_Vose_Sumner

Pocahontas, Algonquian Indigenous princess (b. c. 1595)

#Pocahontas

Robert Preston, American captain, actor, and singer (b. 1918)

#Robert_Preston_(actor)

Michael Redgrave, English actor, director, and manager (b. 1908)

#Michael_Redgrave

Frederick Winslow Taylor, American golfer, tennis player, and engineer (b. 1856)

#Frederick_Winslow_Taylor

Macdonald Carey, American actor (b. 1913)

#Macdonald_Carey

Odet de Coligny, French cardinal and Protestant (b. 1517)

#Odet_de_Coligny

Robert II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1248)

#Robert_II,_Duke_of_Burgundy

John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford, English peer and courtier (b. c. 1482)

#John_de_Vere,_15th_Earl_of_Oxford

Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer and conductor (b. 1865)

#Alexander_Glazunov

Cornelia Fort, American soldier and pilot (b. 1919)

#Cornelia_Fort

Gonzalo Portocarrero, Peruvian sociologist (b. 1949)

#Gonzalo_Portocarrero

Albrecht Dietz, German economist and businessman (b. 1926)

#Albrecht_Dietz

Marina Salye, Russian geologist and politician (b. 1934)

#Marina_Salye

James Ussher, Irish archbishop (b. 1581)

#James_Ussher

Hans Erni, Swiss painter, sculptor, and illustrator (b. 1909)

#Hans_Erni

Chuck Bednarik, American lieutenant and football player (b. 1925)

#Chuck_Bednarik

Yuri Razuvaev, Russian chess player and trainer (b. 1945)

#Yuri_Razuvaev

Victor Hochhauser CBE, British music promoter (b. 1923)

Colin Dexter, English author (b. 1930)

Alberta Watson, Canadian actress (b. 1955)

Ishaya Bakut, Nigerian general and politician, Governor of Benue State (b. 1947)

Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Iraqi patriarch (b. 1933)

Simeon Oduoye, Nigerian police officer and politician (b. 1945)

Jack Fleck, American golfer (b. 1921)

Qoriniasi Bale, Fijian lawyer and politician, 25th Attorney-General of Fiji (b. 1929)

Giancarlo Zagni, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1926)

Rick Hautala, American author and screenwriter (b. 1949)

Irving Louis Horowitz, American sociologist, author, and academic (b. 1929)

Robert Fuest, English director, screenwriter, and production designer (b. 1927)

Ron Erhardt, American football player and coach (b. 1931)

Ladislav Novák, Czech footballer and manager (b. 1931)

Gerd Klier, German footballer (b. 1944)

Loleatta Holloway, American singer-songwriter (b. 1946)

Wolfgang Wagner, German director and manager (b. 1919)

Walt Poddubny, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1960)

Guillermo Jullian de la Fuente, Chilean architect and academic (b. 1931)

Denis Cosgrove, English-American geographer and academic (b. 1948)

Ludmilla Tchérina, French actress, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1924)

Shivani, Indian author (b. 1923)

Anthony Steel, English actor and singer (b. 1920)

Ernie Wise, English comedian and actor (b. 1925)

Jean Guitton, French philosopher and author (b. 1905)

Natalie Sleeth, American pianist and composer (b. 1930)

Vedat Dalokay, Turkish architect and politician, Mayor of Ankara (b. 1927)

Walter L. Gordon, Canadian accountant, lawyer, and politician, 22nd Canadian Minister of Finance (b. 1906)

Peter Stoner, American mathematician and astronomer (b. 1888)

Louis Cottrell, Jr., American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1911)

Manolis Chiotis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (b. 1920)

Ed Voss, American basketball player (b. 1922)

Andrea Luchesi, Italian composer and educator (b. 1741)

Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French priest, astronomer, and academic (b. 1713)

Gio Nicola Buhagiar, Maltese painter (b. 1698)

Henri Sauval, French historian and author (b. 1623)

Tarhoncu Ahmed Pasha, Albanian politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire

Richeza of Lotharingia (b. 995)

Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia (b. 955)

Ælla, king of Northumbria