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In the year 1921
1,001 Notable birthdays
Dan Frazer
American actor (1921–2011).
Born November 20th, 1921 in New York City.
Died December 16th, 2011 at 90 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
William Roth
American politician (1921-2003).
Born July 22nd, 1921 in Great Falls.
Died December 13th, 2003 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C..
Pancho Segura
Ecuadorian tennis player (1921-2017).
Born June 20th, 1921 in Guayaquil.
Died November 18th, 2017 at 96 years old in Carlsbad (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Sheila Ryan
American actress (1921-1975).
Born June 8th, 1921 in Topeka.
Died November 4th, 1975 at 54 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer).
Meir Amit
Israeli politician (1921-2009).
Born March 17th, 1921 in Tiberias. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2009 at 88 years old in Tel Aviv.
Farida of Egypt
Egyptian queen consort (1921–1988).
Born September 5th, 1921 in Alexandria.
Died October 16th, 1988 at 67 years old in Cairo (leukemia).
Jaroslav Drobný
Czech tennis and ice hockey player (1921–2001).
Born October 12th, 1921 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 13th, 2001 at 79 years old in London.
James Blish
American science fiction and fantasy author (1921–1975).
Born May 23rd, 1921 in East Orange.
Died July 30th, 1975 at 54 years old in Henley-on-Thames (lung cancer).
Eleanor Summerfield
British actress.
Born March 7th, 1921 in London.
Died July 13th, 2001 at 80 years old in London.
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 (falling from height). [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 20th, 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.
Died February 17th, 1989 at 67 years old in Paris.
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).
Ron Greenwood
English footballer and manager (1921-2006).
Born November 11th, 1921 in Suffolk.
Died February 9th, 2006 at 84 years old in Suffolk.
Jean Heather
American actress (1921–1995).
Born February 21st, 1921 in Omaha.
Died October 29th, 1995 at 74 years old in Los Angeles.
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 Catonsville, Baltimore County (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]
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