21 March Deaths

March 21 is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.

Deaths

543 or 547 – Benedict of Nursia, Italian saint (b. 480)
867 – Ælla, king of Northumbria
867 – Osberht, king of Northumbria
1034 – Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia (b. 955)
1063 – Richeza of Lotharingia (b. 995)
1076 – Robert I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1011)
1201 – Absalon, Danish archbishop (b. c. 1128)
1306 – Robert II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1248)
1372 – Rudolf VI, Margrave of Baden
1487 – Nicholas of Flüe, Swiss monk and saint (b. 1417)
1540 – John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford, English peer and courtier (b. c. 1482)
1556 – Thomas Cranmer, English archbishop and saint (b. 1489)
1571 – Odet de Coligny, French cardinal and Protestant (b. 1517)
1617 – Pocahontas, Algonquian Indigenous princess (b. c. 1595)
1653 – Tarhoncu Ahmed Pasha, Albanian politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
1656 – James Ussher, Irish archbishop (b. 1581)
1676 – Henri Sauval, French historian and author (b. 1623)
1729 – John Law, Scottish-French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1671)
1729 – Elżbieta Sieniawska, politically influential Polish magnate (b. 1669)
1734 – Robert Wodrow, Scottish historian and author (b. 1679)
1751 – Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (b. 1706)
1752 – Gio Nicola Buhagiar, Maltese painter (b. 1698)[3]
1762 – Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French priest, astronomer, and academic (b. 1713)
1772 – Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French geographer and cartographer (b. 1703)
1795 – Giovanni Arduino, Italian miner and geologist (b. 1714)
1801 – Andrea Luchesi, Italian composer and educator (b. 1741)
1804 – Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien (b. 1772)
1843 – Robert Southey, English poet, historian, and translator (b. 1774)
1843 – Guadalupe Victoria, Mexican general and politician, 1st President of Mexico (b. 1786)
1863 – Edwin Vose Sumner, American general (b. 1797)
1884 – Ezra Abbot, American scholar and academic (b. 1819)
1891 – Joseph E. Johnston, American general (b. 1807)
1915 – Frederick Winslow Taylor, American golfer, tennis player, and engineer (b. 1856)
1920 – Evelina Haverfield, British suffragette and aid worker (b. 1867)
1932 – Frantz Reichel, French rugby player and hurdler (b. 1871)
1934 – Franz Schreker, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1878)
1934 – Lilyan Tashman, American actress (b. 1896)
1936 – Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer and conductor (b. 1865)
1939 – Evald Aav, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1900)
1939 – Ali Hikmet Ayerdem, Turkish general and politician (b. 1877)
1943 – Cornelia Fort, American soldier and pilot (b. 1919)
1945 – Arthur Nebe, German SS officer (b. 1894)
1951 – Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor and composer (b. 1871)
1953 – Ed Voss, American basketball player (b. 1922)
1956 – Hatı Çırpan, Turkish politician (b. 1890)
1958 – Cyril M. Kornbluth, American soldier and author (b. 1923)
1970 – Manolis Chiotis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (b. 1920)
1975 – Joe Medwick, American baseball player and coach (b. 1911)
1978 – Louis Cottrell, Jr., American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1911)
1980 – Peter Stoner, American mathematician and astronomer (b. 1888)
1985 – Michael Redgrave, English actor, director, and manager (b. 1908)
1987 – Walter L. Gordon, Canadian accountant, lawyer, and politician, 22nd Canadian Minister of Finance (b. 1906)
1987 – Robert Preston, American captain, actor, and singer (b. 1918)
1991 – Vedat Dalokay, Turkish architect and politician, Mayor of Ankara (b. 1927)
1991 – Leo Fender, American businessman, founded Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (b. 1909)
1992 – John Ireland, Canadian-American actor and director (b. 1914)
1992 – Natalie Sleeth, American pianist and composer (b. 1930)
1994 – Macdonald Carey, American actor (b. 1913)
1994 – Lili Damita, French-American actress and singer (b. 1904)
1997 – Wilbert Awdry, English cleric and author, created Thomas the Tank Engine (b. 1911)
1998 – Galina Ulanova, Russian ballerina (b. 1910)
1999 – Jean Guitton, French philosopher and author (b. 1905)
1999 – Ernie Wise, English comedian and actor (b. 1925)
2001 – Chung Ju-yung, South Korean businessman, founded Hyundai (b. 1915)
2001 – Anthony Steel, English actor and singer (b. 1920)
2002 – Herman Talmadge, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 70th Governor of Georgia (b. 1913)
2003 – Shivani, Indian author (b. 1923)
2003 – Umar Wirahadikusumah, Indonesian general and politician, 4th Vice President of Indonesia (b. 1924)
2004 – Ludmilla Tchérina, French actress, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1924)
2005 – Barney Martin, American police officer and actor (b. 1923)
2005 – Bobby Short, American singer and pianist (b. 1924)
2007 – Drew Hayes, American author and illustrator (b. 1969)
2007 – Sven O. Høiby, Norwegian hurdler and journalist (b. 1936)
2008 – Denis Cosgrove, English-American geographer and academic (b. 1948)
2008 – Guillermo Jullian de la Fuente, Chilean architect and academic (b. 1931)
2009 – Walt Poddubny, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1960)
2010 – Wolfgang Wagner, German director and manager (b. 1919)
2011 – Loleatta Holloway, American singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
2011 – Gerd Klier, German footballer (b. 1944)
2011 – Ladislav Novák, Czech footballer and manager (b. 1931)
2011 – Pinetop Perkins, American singer and pianist (b. 1913)
2012 – Albrecht Dietz, German economist and businessman (b. 1926)
2012 – Ron Erhardt, American football player and coach (b. 1931)
2012 – Robert Fuest, English director, screenwriter, and production designer (b. 1927)
2012 – Tonino Guerra, Italian poet and screenwriter (b. 1920)
2012 – Irving Louis Horowitz, American sociologist, author, and academic (b. 1929)
2012 – Yuri Razuvaev, Russian chess player and trainer (b. 1945)
2012 – Marina Salye, Russian geologist and politician (b. 1934)
2013 – Chinua Achebe, Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1930)
2013 – Rick Hautala, American author and screenwriter (b. 1949)
2013 – Harlon Hill, American football player and coach (b. 1932)
2013 – Pietro Mennea, Italian sprinter and politician (b. 1952)
2013 – Giancarlo Zagni, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1926)
2014 – Qoriniasi Bale, Fijian lawyer and politician, 25th Attorney-General of Fiji (b. 1929)
2014 – Bill Boedeker, American football player and soldier (b. 1924)
2014 – Jack Fleck, American golfer (b. 1921)
2014 – Simeon Oduoye, Nigerian police officer and politician (b. 1945)
2014 – James Rebhorn, American actor (b. 1948)
2014 – Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Iraqi patriarch (b. 1933)
2015 – Ishaya Bakut, Nigerian general and politician, Governor of Benue State (b. 1947)
2015 – Chuck Bednarik, American lieutenant and football player (b. 1925)
2015 – James C. Binnicker, American sergeant (b. 1938)
2015 – Hans Erni, Swiss painter, sculptor, and illustrator (b. 1909)
2015 – Jørgen Ingmann, Danish singer and guitarist (Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann) (b. 1925)
2015 – Alberta Watson, Canadian actress (b. 1955)
2017 – Chuck Barris, American game show host and producer (b. 1929)
2017 – Colin Dexter, English author (b. 1930)
2017 – Martin McGuinness, Irish republican and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (2007–2017) (b. 1950)
2017 – Mike Hall, British cyclist (b.1981)

Source: wikipedia