22 notable people died on May 21, including James Franck, Jane Addams, Go-Ichijō.
21st Century
1 death
Gianni Usvardi
journalistpolitician
Italian politician and journalist (1930–2008)
20th Century
9 deaths
James Franck
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1925)
Jane Addams
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1931)
Charles Henry Herbert Cook
academiclawyer
University professor (1843-1910)
William Henry Traill
journalistpolitician
Australian journalist and politician (1843-1902)
Joaquín Baranda
judgepolitician
Mexican politician
Edwin Holgate
painterteacher
Canadian artist (1892-1977)
Raoul Barré
animatorcaricaturist
Canadian American cartoonist (1874–1932)
Knud Knudsen
photographerpostcard publisher
Norwegian photographer (1832–1915)
Roy Phillipps
flying acemilitary officer
Australian fighter ace (1892-1941)
19th Century
6 deaths
Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée
botanistmycologist
French botanist (1789-1874)
Ignacio Jordan de Asso del Rio
botanistdiplomat
Spanish diplomat, naturalist, lawyer, historian, university teacher and director of the Saragossa botanical garden (1742 – 1814)
Jean Baptiste Berthier
architectcartographer
French officer in French Corps of Topographical Engineers
Paul III Anton, Prince Esterházy
composerdiplomat
Hungarian prince (1786-1866)
Rosario Orrego
journalistpoet
Chilean writer
José de la Riva Agüero
memoiristmilitary officer
President of Peru
18th Century
3 deaths
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
chemistpharmacist
Swedish German chemist who discovered oxygen
Sonome
poettenja
Japanese poet
Raimund Faltz
engravermedalist
Swedish artist (1658-1703)
17th Century
1 death
Otto von Guericke
engineerinstrument maker
German scientist, inventor, and politician (1602-1686)
16th Century
1 death
Pier Paolo Parisio
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Catholic cardinal
11th Century
1 death
Go-Ichijō
emperor
Emperor of Japan
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