Abdul Ahad Momand dead at age 66, public figure
Abdul Ahad Momand, the Afghan astronaut who became the first person from his country to travel into space, died on June 21, 2026. He was 66. Born in 1959 in…
Deaths on June 21
This archive lists notable deaths associated with June 21 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on June 21, 2026.
Remigio Cortés dead at age 94, Chilean rodeo performer
Remigio Cortés died on June 21, 2026. Tags Actors, 21 June 2026, Chile, Remigio, Cortés, June 2026, June 21
Krzysztof Dowgiałło dead at age 87, Politician, writer
Krzysztof Dowgiałło, a Polish architect, writer and politician who served in the Sejm, died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on June 30, 1938, in Novomalyn,…
Iñaki Dorronsoro Plazaola dead at age 78, Spanish industrial engineer
Iñaki Dorronsoro Plazaola died on June 21, 2026. Tags Other, 21 June 2026, Plazaola, Spain, Iñaki, June 2026, June 21
Naeem Ahmed Kharal dead at age 69, Pakistani politician
Naeem Ahmed Kharal, a Pakistani politician and former member of the Sindh Provincial Assembly, died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 69. Born on January 19, 1957, in…
Ab DeMarco Jr. dead at age 77, American-born Canadian ice hockey player
Ab DeMarco Jr., an American-born Canadian ice hockey player who skated in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association during the 1970s, died June 21, 2026, at 77. Born…
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez dead at age 94, Military and politician
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, a Cuban politician and military figure, died on June 21, 2026. He was 94. Born in Artemisa on April 28, 1932, Valdés became one of the early…
Louise Holcombe dead at age 72, American Olympic slalom canoeist
Louise Holcombe, an American canoeist who competed in Olympic slalom events, died on June 21, 2026. She was 72. Born on March 17, 1954, in Washington, D.C., Holcombe represented the…
Ilana Cohen dead at age 82, Israeli politician
Ilana Cohen, the Israeli nurse and politician who served in the Knesset from 2003 to 2006, died on June 21, 2026, at age 82. Born in Iraq on November 16,…
Selima Ahmad dead at age 65, Bangladeshi politician
Selima Ahmad, a Bangladeshi businessperson and politician, died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 65. Born in Dhaka on July 7, 1960, she became vice chairperson of Nitol-Niloy…
Gene Wiley dead at age 88, American basketball player
Gene Wiley, an American basketball player who spent four seasons in the NBA and later played in the ABA, died on June 21, 2026. He was 88. Born in Wichita,…
Francisco Guterres dead at age 71, East Timorese politician
Francisco Guterres, the East Timorese politician who served as president of East Timor from 2017 to 2022, died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 71. Known widely as…
Vittorio Parisi dead at age 89, Italian politician
Vittorio Parisi, an Italian politician and former senator, died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Milan on January 1, 1936, he was a member of…
András Simor dead at age 87, Hungarian poet
András Simor, a Hungarian poet and writer, died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Budapest on July 5, 1938, he studied at Kölcsey Ferenc Gimnázium…
Noël Deschamps dead at age 83, Singer
Noël Deschamps, a French singer, died on June 21, 2026, in Châteauroux, France, one day before his 84th birthday. Born on June 22, 1942, in Villefranche-sur-Saône, then in German-occupied France,…
Alan Murray dead at age 76, English footballer and manager
Alan Murray, the English footballer and manager who died on June 21, 2026, was 76. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne on November 5, 1949, he began his career at Middlesbrough…
Des Nealon dead, Irish actor
Des Nealon died on June 21, 2026. He was an actor. Tags Actors, 21 June 2026, Des, Ireland, Nealon, June 2026, June 21
Yaacov Agam dead at age 98, Israeli sculptor and experimental artist
Yaacov Agam, the Israeli sculptor and experimental artist celebrated for his contributions to optical and kinetic art, died on June 21, 2026, at age 98. Born Yaakov Gipstein in Rishon…
Oleksandr Riabeka dead at age 66, Ukrainian politician
Oleksandr Riabeka, a Ukrainian politician and former member of parliament, died on June 21, 2026, at age 66. Born in Ovruch on November 26, 1959, he served as a People's…
Ange Armato dead at age 96, American baseball player
Ange Armato, an American baseball player who appeared in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 96. Also known as Ange Lou…
Kent Briggs dead at age 68, American football player and coach
Kent Briggs, an American football player and coach, died on June 21, 2026, at age 68. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, he played quarterback at A. C. Reynolds High…
Mosharraf Hossain dead at age 78, Bangladeshi politician
Mosharraf Hossain died on June 21, 2026. He was a Bangladeshi politician. Tags Politicians, 21 June 2026, Bangladesh, Cancer, Hossain, Mosharraf, June 2026, June 21
Jim Battle dead at age 88, American football player
Jim Battle, an American football player who competed in the NFL and CFL, died on June 21, 2026, at age 88. Battle played guard in professional football after his college…
Rajendra Kharel dead at age 80, Nepali politician
Rajendra Kharel, a Nepalese politician, died on June 21, 2026, at age 80. He was a senior leader of the Nepali Congress and represented the party in the Pratinidhi Sabha…
Jeff Olson dead at age 77, Visual effects artist
Jeff Olson, an American visual effects artist whose work helped shape films including Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Star Trek and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, died on…
S. Jeyanandamoorthy dead at age 60, Sri Lankan politician
S. Jeyanandamoorthy died on June 21, 2026. He was a Sri Lankan politician. Tags Politicians, 21 June 2026, Jeyanandamoorthy, Virgo, June 2026, June 21, Sri Lanka
Jeff Olson dead at age 77, Visual effects artist
Jeff Olson died June 21, 2026. Tags Artists, 21 June 2026, Jeff, Olson, Virgo, June 2026, June 21
Neil J. Miller
American politicianDied on Sunday June 22nd 2025
José Mouta Liz
Portuguese convicted terrorist (Forças Populares 25 de Abril)Died on Sunday June 22nd 2025
Don Samuelson
American politicianDied on Sunday June 22nd 2025
Malachi F. Anderson
American politicianDied on Sunday June 22nd 2025
William Cran
Australian-born English-Canadian documentary filmmakerDied on Sunday June 22nd 2025
Gerardo Chávez
Peruvian painterDied on Sunday June 22nd 2025
John McCallum
Canadian politicianDied on Sunday June 22nd 2025
Eileene Parsons
British Virgin Islander politicianDied on Sunday June 22nd 2025
Dorla Eaton Kemper
American civic leaderDied on Sunday June 22nd 2025
Mircea Chistruga
Moldovan film directorDied on Sunday June 22nd 2025
Guy James Mangano
American politician and juristDied on Sunday June 22nd 2025
Franco Testa
Italian cyclistDied on Sunday June 22nd 2025
Eileen Parsons
British Virgin Islander politicianDied on Sunday June 22nd 2025
Francesco Pazienza
Italian intelligence officerDied on Sunday June 22nd 2025
Denis Lathoud
French handball player (national team)Died on Sunday June 22nd 2025
Mikhail Maslin
Russian historian of philosophyDied on Sunday June 22nd 2025
Erik Dammann
Norwegian environmentalistDied on Sunday June 22nd 2025
Kailash Purryag
Mauritian politicianDied on Sunday June 22nd 2025
Bruce Hagen
American politicianDied on Sunday June 22nd 2025
Frederick W. Smith
American businessmanDied on Sunday June 22nd 2025
Arthur Ollie
American politicianDied on Sunday June 22nd 2025
Jamie Kellner
American television executiveDied on Saturday June 22nd 2024
Johan Dalgas Frisch
Brazilian ornithologistDied on Saturday June 22nd 2024
Hubert Taczanowski
Polish-born British cinematographer (The Opposite of SexDied on Saturday June 22nd 2024
Péter Kovács
Hungarian gymnastDied on Saturday June 22nd 2024
Ivo Urban
Czech footballer (Dukla PragueDied on Saturday June 22nd 2024
Gerhard Hund
German chess playerDied on Saturday June 22nd 2024
Howard Bernstein
British civil servantDied on Saturday June 22nd 2024
Sir Howard Bernstein
British civil servantDied on Saturday June 22nd 2024
Chiharu Ogiwara
Japanese Olympic boxer (1984)Died on Saturday June 22nd 2024
Thomas Wilhelmi
German coachDied on Saturday June 22nd 2024
Gianfranco Gardin
Italian Roman Catholic prelateDied on Saturday June 22nd 2024
Lala Mnatsakanyan
Armenian actressDied on Saturday June 22nd 2024
Drosos Kalotheou
Cypriot footballer (national team)Died on Saturday June 22nd 2024
Kamala Hampana
Indian writer and literary scholarDied on Saturday June 22nd 2024
Dylon Powley
Canadian soccer player (FC EdmontonDied on Saturday June 22nd 2024
David P. Calleo
American political scientistDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Suleman Dawood
British-Pakistani business university studentDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Stéphane Demol
Belgian football playerDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Luís Saias
Portuguese politicianDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Jacques Ishaq
Iraqi Chaldean Catholic prelateDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Rogelio Esquivel Medina
Mexican Roman Catholic prelateDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Marion Reid
Canadian politicianDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Stockton Rush
61Died on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Paul-Henri Nargeolet
former French Navy commanderDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Hamish Harding
British billionaireDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
University of Strathclyde
19-year-old son of Shahzada DawoodDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Shahzada Dawood
Pakistani-British billionaireDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
5 people killed
Pakistani-British billionaireDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Gabriella Csapó-Fekete
Hungarian Olympic volleyball playerDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Victor Pușcaș
Moldovan juristDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Robin F. Wynne
American juristDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Shyqri Nimani
Albanian graphic designerDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Charles L. Blockson
American historianDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Winnie Ewing
Scottish politicianDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Ronnie Nolan
Irish International footballerDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Vigen Khachatryan
Armenian politicianDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Peter Allan
Australian cricketerDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Paul Cardona
Maltese Roman Catholic clergymanDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Mario Perani
Italian politicianDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Phyllis Gomda Hsi
Taiwanese vocalistDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Vigen Hachatryan
Armenian politicianDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Russell H. Dilday
American pastorDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Tom Roper
Australian Labor politicianDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Brison Manor
American football player (Denver BroncosDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Arnfinn Astad
Norwegian politicianDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
Brig Owens
American football player (Dallas CowboysDied on Wednesday June 22nd 2022