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Best known
Rodulf (archbishop of Bourges)
French Catholic archbishop
Ali al-Hadi
Tenth of the Twelve Shia Imams
Al-Muhtadi
14th Abbasid Caliph (r. 869–870)
Fulk III of Anjou
11th-century Frankish nobleman
Erik Magnusson, King of Sweden
King of Sweden from 1356 to 1359
Edward III
King of England from 1327 to 1377
Rodulf (archbishop of Bourges) — French Catholic archbishop, who died on June 21 866.
Ali al-Hadi — Tenth of the Twelve Shia Imams, who died on June 21 868.
Al-Muhtadi — 14th Abbasid Caliph (r. 869–870), who died on June 21 870.
Fulk III of Anjou — 11th-century Frankish nobleman, who died on June 21 1040.
Erik Magnusson, King of Sweden — King of Sweden from 1356 to 1359, who died on June 21 1359.
Edward III — King of England from 1327 to 1377, who died on June 21 1377.
All entries
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- 1305
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- 1596JJean LiebaultFrench doctor and agronomist
- 1621
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- 1738
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- 1824
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- 1951
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- 1968
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- 1980
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- 1992
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- 1992
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- 1998
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- 2005
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- 2008
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- 2010
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- 2012
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- 2014
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- 2015
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113 people with a Wikipedia article died on June 21, including Rodulf (archbishop of Bourges), Ali al-Hadi, Al-Muhtadi. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
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