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In the year 1921
899 Notable birthdays
Joe Fulks
American basketball player (1921–1976).
Born October 26th, 1921 in Birmingham.
Died March 21st, 1976 at 54 years old in Eddyville.
Jean Kent
English actress (1921-2013).
Born June 21st, 1921 in London, Brixton.
Died November 30th, 2013 at 92 years old in Bury St Edmunds (fall). [ref]
Theodore Van Kirk
American air force navigator; recipient of the silver star (1921–2014).
Born February 27th, 1921 in Northumberland.
Died July 28th, 2014 at 93 years old in Stone Mountain. [ref]
Jacques Lecoq
French drama teacher (1921-1999).
Born December 15th, 1921 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 19th, 1999 at 77 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Chico Hamilton
American musician (1921–2013).
Born September 21st, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died November 25th, 2013 at 92 years old in New York City (disease).
Guy Laroche
French fashion designer (1921-1989).
Born July 16th, 1921 in La Rochelle. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1989 at 67 years old in Paris. [ref]
Tafari Benti
Ethiopian military leader and head of state (1921-1977).
Born October 11th, 1921 in Addis Ababa.
Died February 3rd, 1977 at 55 years old in Addis Ababa.
Jack Clayton
British film director and producer (1921–1995).
Born March 1st, 1921 in Brighton.
Died February 26th, 1995 at 73 years old in Slough.
Joe Sutter
American engineer (1921–2016).
Born March 21st, 1921 in Seattle. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2016 at 95 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Lilli Hornig
American czechoslovakian-born scientist.
Born March 22nd, 1921 in Ústí nad Labem. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2017 at 96 years old in Providence (organ dysfunction). [ref]
Jamie Uys
South african film director, film producer, screenwriter and film editor (1921-1996).
Born May 30th, 1921 in Boksburg.
Died January 29th, 1996 at 74 years old in Johannesburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ron Greenwood
English footballer and manager (1921-2006).
Born March 18th, 1921 in Suffolk.
Died February 9th, 2006 at 84 years old in Suffolk.
George David Weiss
American songwriter and arranger; president of the songwriters guild of america (1921-2010).
Born April 9th, 1921 in New York City.
Died August 23rd, 2010 at 89 years old in New Jersey (disease). [ref]
William Donald Schaefer
American politician (1921-2011).
Born November 2nd, 1921 in Baltimore.
Died April 18th, 2011 at 89 years old in Baltimore County, Catonsville (pneumonia). [ref]
Gisèle Pascal
Actress (1921-2007).
Born September 17th, 1921 in Cannes.
Died February 2nd, 2007 at 85 years old in Nîmes (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Albert Scott Crossfield
United states navy officer (1921-2006).
Born October 2nd, 1921 in Berkeley.
Died April 19th, 2006 at 84 years old in Atlanta (aviation accident). [ref]
Bill Bright
American evangelist (1921–2003).
Born October 19th, 1921 in Coweta.
Died July 19th, 2003 at 81 years old in Orlando.
Peter Benenson
English human rights activist (1921-2005).
Born July 31st, 1921 in London. [ref]
Died February 25th, 2005 at 83 years old in Oxford (pneumonia). [ref]
Richard Adler
American lyricist, writer, composer and producer of several broadway shows (1921-2012).
Born August 3rd, 1921 in New York City.
Died June 21st, 2012 at 90 years old in Southampton. [ref]
Piero Piccioni
Italian lawyer and film composer (1921–2004).
Born December 6th, 1921 in Turin.
Died July 23rd, 2004 at 82 years old in Rome.
Jack Steinberger
German-american physicist, nobel laureate (1921-2020).
Born May 25th, 1921 in Bad Kissingen.
Died December 12th, 2020 at 99 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Thomas O. Paine
American scientist (1921-1992).
Born November 9th, 1921 in Berkeley.
Died May 4th, 1992 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Isaac Navon
5th president of israel (1978–1983), israeli cabinet minister, member of the knesset, author, playwright, and educator (born 1921–2015).
Born April 9th, 1921 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died November 7th, 2015 at 94 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Walter Rudin
American mathematician (1921-2010).
Died May 20th, 2010 at 89 years old in Madison (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist (1921-2010).
Born August 4th, 1921 in Farmersville. [ref]
Died March 28th, 2010 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
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