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In the year 1921
1,000 Notable birthdays
Brian Moore
Novelist and screenwriter from northern ireland (1921-1999).
Born August 25th, 1921 in Belfast.
Died January 11th, 1999 at 77 years old in Malibu (disease). [ref]
Stan Mortensen
English footballer and manager (1921-1991).
Born May 26th, 1921 in South Shields.
Died May 22nd, 1991 at 69 years old in South Shields.
Terence Cooke
Catholic cardinal (1921–1983).
Born March 1st, 1921 in New York City.
Died October 6th, 1983 at 62 years old in New York City (leukemia).
Mustafa Mahmoud
Egyptian scientist and muslm and author (1921–2009).
Born December 27th, 1921 in Mit Khaqan.
Died October 31st, 2009 at 87 years old in Giza (cerebral hemorrhage).
Maurice Yaméogo
Burkina faso president (1921-1993).
Born December 31st, 1921 in Koudougou. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1993 at 71 years old in airplane, Ouagadougou. [ref]
Eric Laithwaite
British electrical engineer (1921–1997).
Born June 14th, 1921 in Atherton.
Died November 27th, 1997 at 76 years old in Brighton.
Leonardo Sciascia
Italian writer (1921-1989).
Born January 8th, 1921 in Racalmuto.
Died November 20th, 1989 at 68 years old in Palermo (multiple myeloma).
Jimmy Giuffre
American jazz clarinet and saxophone player (1921–2008).
Born April 26th, 1921 in Dallas.
Died April 24th, 2008 at 86 years old in Pittsfield (pneumonia). [ref]
Tal Farlow
American jazz guitarist (1921–1998).
Born June 7th, 1921 in Greensboro.
Died July 25th, 1998 at 77 years old in Manhattan (esophageal cancer).
Pierre Clostermann
World war ii french flying pilot (1921-2006).
Born February 28th, 1921 in Curitiba. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 2006 at 85 years old in Montesquieu-des-Albères.
Garry Davis
American actor turned peace activist (1921-2013).
Born July 27th, 1921 in Bar Harbor. [ref]
Died July 24th, 2013 at 91 years old in South Burlington. [ref]
Walter Laqueur
American historian and political commentator (1921-2018).
Born May 26th, 1921 in Wrocław.
Died September 30th, 2018 at 97 years old in Washington, D.C..
Bill Gold
American graphic designer.
Born January 3rd, 1921 in New York City.
Died May 20th, 2018 at 97 years old in Greenwich (Alzheimer's disease).
Maxime Faget
Belizean american mechanical engineer (1921–2004).
Born August 26th, 1921 in Stann Creek District.
Died October 9th, 2004 at 83 years old in Houston (bladder cancer). [ref]
Giovanni Benelli
Catholic cardinal (1921-1982).
Died October 26th, 1982 at 61 years old in Florence (myocardial infarction).
Joan Tetzel
Actress (1921–1977).
Born June 21st, 1921 in New York City.
Died October 31st, 1977 at 56 years old in Fairwarp (cancer).
Reinhold Hanning
Nazi ss guard at auschwitz (1921-2017).
Born December 28th, 1921 in Helpup.
Died May 30th, 2017 at 95 years old in Lage. [ref]
Neslişah Osmanoğlu
Ottoman noble (1921–2012).
Born February 4th, 1921 in Constantinople.
Died April 2nd, 2012 at 91 years old in Ortaköy (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anneliese Kohlmann
German war criminal.
Born March 1st, 1921 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1977 at 56 years old in Berlin, West Berlin.
Sidney Rittenberg
American academic (1921-2019).
Born August 14th, 1921 in Charleston.
Died August 24th, 2019 at 98 years old in Scottsdale. [ref]
Cao Van Vien
South vietnamese general.
Born December 21st, 1921 in Vientiane.
Died January 22nd, 2008 at 86 years old in Annandale (myocardial infarction).
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Spanish actor, screenwriter, and director, (1921–2007).
Born August 28th, 1921 in Lima.
Died November 21st, 2007 at 86 years old in Madrid (pneumonia). [ref]
Manitas de Plata
French gitano flamenco guitarist (1921–2014).
Born August 7th, 1921 in Sète.
Died November 6th, 2014 at 93 years old in Montpellier. [ref]
Raymond Goethals
Belgian football player and manager (1921-2004).
Born October 7th, 1921 in Brussels metropolitan area, Forest.
Died December 6th, 2004 at 83 years old in Brussels (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Henry Bellmon
American politician (1921-2009).
Born September 3rd, 1921 in Tonkawa.
Died September 29th, 2009 at 88 years old in Enid (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
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