Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford

Royal air force air marshal (1893-1971).

Born May 21st, 1893 in Hungerford.

Died April 22nd, 1971 at 77 years old in Funtington (cancer).

Lola Lane

American actress (1906-1981).

Born May 21st, 1906 in Macy.

Died June 22nd, 1981 at 75 years old in Santa Barbara.

Ivan Santini

Croatian footballer.

Born May 21st, 1989 (age 37 years) in Zadar.

Robert Murray M'Cheyne

Minister in the church of scotland prior to the disruption (1813-1843).

Born May 21st, 1813 in Edinburgh.

Died March 25th, 1843 at 29 years old in Dundee (typhus).

Renée Soutendijk

Dutch actress.

Born May 21st, 1957 (age 69 years) in Amsterdam.

Janet Dailey

American writer (1944–2013).

Born May 21st, 1944 in Storm Lake.

Died December 14th, 2013 at 69 years old in Branson.

Rene Krhin

Slovenian footballer (born 1990).

Born May 21st, 1990 (age 36 years) in Maribor.

Richard Bennett

Actor (1870-1944).

Born May 21st, 1870 in Deacon.

Died October 22nd, 1944 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Federico Bonazzoli

Italian footballer.

Born May 21st, 1997 (age 29 years) in Manerbio.

Kaveri Jha

Indian actress.

Born May 21st, 1983 (age 43 years) in Darbhanga.

Maria Semple

American novelist and screenwriter.

Born May 21st, 1964 (age 62 years) in Santa Monica.

Mihō Nonaka

Japanese rock climber (1997-).

Born May 21st, 1997 (age 29 years) in Sugamo. ^[ref]

Alison Carroll

British gymnast, model and actress.

Born May 21st, 1985 (age 41 years) in Croydon.

Seda Aznavour

French singer.

Born May 21st, 1947 (age 79 years) in Paris.

John Hubley

American animation director, art director, producer and writer of animation films (1914-1977).

Born May 21st, 1914 in Marinette.

Died February 21st, 1977 at 62 years old in New Haven (myocardial infarction).

François Omam-Biyik

Cameroonian and french footballer.

Born May 21st, 1966 (age 60 years) in Sackbayémé.

Aron

South korean-american singer.

Born May 21st, 1993 (age 33 years) in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Galena

Bulgarian singer.

Born May 21st, 1985 (age 41 years) in Smyadovo. ^[ref]

İlber Ortaylı

Turkish historian (1947–2026).

Born May 21st, 1947 in Bregenz.

Died March 13th, 2026 at 78 years old in Koç University Hospital (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). ^[ref]

Tiril Eckhoff

Norwegian biathlete.

Born May 21st, 1990 (age 36 years) in Bærum Municipality. ^[ref]

Ben Hardaway

American story artist and voice actor (1895-1957).

Born May 21st, 1895 in Belton.

Died February 5th, 1957 at 61 years old in North Hollywood.

Itagaki Taisuke

Japanese politician (1837–1919).

Born May 21st, 1837 in Kōchi-shi.

Died July 16th, 1919 at 82 years old in Shibakōen (pneumonia).

Dylan van Baarle

Dutch road cyclist.

Born May 21st, 1992 (age 34 years) in Voorburg.

Lucie Hradecká

Czech tennis player.

Born May 21st, 1985 (age 41 years) in Prague. ^[ref]

Robert Creeley

American poet (1926-2005).

Born May 21st, 1926 in Arlington.

Died March 30th, 2005 at 78 years old in Odessa (pneumonia).