Deaths on 21 July
2000s
Pau Alsina
2025
Spanish motorcycle racer (2008–2025)
Tony Bennett
2023
American singer (1926–2023)
Annie Ross
2020
British-American jazz singer and actress (1930–2020)
Andrew Mlangeni
2020
South African anti-apartheid activist and politician (1925–2020)
Alene Duerk
2018
United States Navy admiral (1920–2018)
John Heard (actor)
2017
American actor (1946–2017)
Dennis Green
2016
American gridiron football player, coach (1949–2016)
Robert Broberg
2015
Musical artist
E. L. Doctorow
2015
American novelist and editor (1931–2015)
Nicholas Gonzalez (physician)
2015
American physician (1947–2015)
Czesław Marchaj
2015
Polish yacht racer
Dick Nanninga
2015
Dutch footballer (1949–2015)
Louise Abeita
2014
American poet
Dan Borislow
2014
American entrepreneur, sports team owner and thoroughbred horse breeder
Lettice Curtis
2014
English female aviator; Air Transport Auxiliary pilot
Hans-Peter Kaul
2014
German international law scholar, diplomat and lawyer
Rilwanu Lukman
2014
Nigerian engineer (1938–2014)
Kevin Skinner (rugby union)
2014
New Zealand rugby union player
Andrea Antonelli
2013
Italian motorcycle racer
Lourembam Brojeshori Devi
2013
Indian judoka (1981–2013)
Det de Beus
2013
Dutch field hockey player (1958–2013)
Luis Fernando Rizo-Salom
2013
Fred Taylor (American football coach)
2013
American football player and coach (1920–2013)
Alexander Cockburn
2012
Scottish-born Irish-American political journalist and writer
Marie Kruckel
2012
American baseball player
Ali Podrimja
2012
Albanian poet
James D. Ramage
2012
American admiral (1916–2012)
Angharad Rees
2012
British actress (1944–2012)
Don Wilson (cricketer)
2012
English cricketer and coach
Luis Corvalán
2010
Chilean politician (1916–2010)
Ralph Houk
2010
American baseball player and coach (1919-2010)
John E. Irving
2010
Canadian businessman (1932–2010)
Donald Stokes, Baron Stokes
2008
English engineer, industrialist, army officer and nobleman
Dubravko Škiljan
2007
Croatian linguist
Mako (actor)
2006
Japanese and American actor (1933–2006)
Ta Mok
2006
Cambodian military officer (1924–2006)
Long John Baldry
2005
British musician (1941–2005)
Lord Alfred Hayes
2005
British professional wrestler (1928–2005)
Jerry Goldsmith
2004
American film composer (1929–2004)
Edward B. Lewis
2004
American biologist (1918-2004)
John Davies (runner)
2003
New Zealand Olympic bronze medalist and president of the New Zealand Olympic Committee
Esphyr Slobodkina
2002
American artist, author, and illustrator (1908–2002)
Marc Reisner
2000
American environmentalist and writer
1900s
Alan Shepard
1998
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1923–1998)
Robert Young (actor)
1998
American actor (1907–1998)
Olaf Kopvillem
1997
Estonian singer
Marijac
1994
French comics author (1908–1994)
Paul Warwick (racing driver)
1991
British racing driver (1969–1991)
Dave Garroway
1982
American radio and television host (1913–1982)
Lee Miller
1977
American photographer and photojournalist (1907–1977)
Ralph Craig
1972
American athlete (1889–1972)
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
1972
King of Bhutan from 1952 to 1972
Mikhail Gerasimov (archaeologist)
1970
Soviet archaeologist and anthropologist (1907–1970)
Bob Kalsu
1970
American football player and US Army officer (1945–1970)
Ruth St. Denis
1968
American modern dancer (1879–1968)
Jimmie Foxx
1967
American baseball player (1907–1967)
Albert Luthuli
1967
South African politician (c. 1898–1967)
Basil Rathbone
1967
English actor (1892–1967)
Philipp Frank
1966
Austrian-American physicist, mathematician and philosopher
Pedro Lascuráin
1952
President of Mexico for 45 minutes in 1913
Arshile Gorky
1948
Armenian-American painter (1904–1948)
Gualberto Villarroel
1946
39th President of Bolivia
Claus von Stauffenberg
1944
German army officer (1907–1944)
Charley Paddock
1943
American athlete (1900–1943)
Louis Vauxcelles
1943
French art critic (1870–1943)
Bohdan Lepky
1941
Ukrainian writer
Owen Wister
1938
American writer (1860–1938)
Bill Gleason
1932
American baseball player (1858–1932)
Ellen Terry
1928
English actress (1847–1928)
Fiammetta Wilson
1920
British astronomer (1864–1920)
1800s
Robert G. Ingersoll
1899
American agnostic, lawyer, politician and orator (1833–1899)
Nelson Dewey
1889
American pioneer, first Governor of Wisconsin
Hiram Walden
1880
American politician
Sam Bass (outlaw)
1878
American Old West outlaw
William Bland
1868
Australian politician
Before 1800
François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt
1798
Austrian marshal
Anthony Perry
1798
Irish guerilla
Robert Burns
1796
Scottish poet and lyricist (1759–1796)
Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux
1793
French Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator (1737–1793)
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
1688
Anglo-Irish viceroy (1610–1688)
Antonio de Mendoza
1552
1st Viceroy of New Spain, (r. 1535–50); 3rd Viceroy of Peru (r. 1551–52)
Manuel II Palaiologos
1425
Byzantine emperor from 1391 to 1425
Henry Percy (Hotspur)
1403
14th-century English noble (1364–1403)
Walter Blount (soldier)
1403
English soldier
Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford
1403
English noble (1377–1403)
Gojong of Goryeo
1259
King of Goryeo from 1213 to 1259
Geoffrey I, Count of Anjou
987
French nobleman (c. 939–987)
Princess Anle
710
Chinese princess of the Tang dynasty (died 710)
Empress Wei (Tang dynasty)
710
Empress of China (684, 705–710)
Shangguan Wan'er
710
Chinese politician, poet and concubine (664–710)
Kʼan II
658
Ajaw