ACTOR ( JULY 7 ) Actor Robert Downey Sr . passed away peacefully in his sleep after years of suffering from Parkinson ' s at age 85 . His artistic career is remembered for his works as an actor and film director in the United States . One of his greatest achievements was Putney Swope , a film written and directed by him .
Johnny Ventura SINGER ( JULY 28 ) Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano , better known as Johnny Ventura or “ El Caballo Mayor ”, died at the age of 81 of a heart attack on July 28 , 2021 . In the 60s , 70s , and 80s he was popular in his native Dominican Republic and Caribbean countries as a merengue singer .