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In the year 1921
900 Notable birthdays
Joan Tetzel
Actress.
Born June 21st, 1921 in New York City.
Died October 31st, 1977 at 56 years old in Fairwarp (cancer).
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]
Cao Van Vien
South vietnamese general.
Born December 21st, 1921 in Vientiane.
Died January 22nd, 2008 at 86 years old in Annandale (myocardial infarction).
Manitas de Plata
French gitano flamenco guitarist.
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 - Vorst.
Died December 6th, 2004 at 83 years old in City of Brussels (colorectal cancer). [ref]
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]
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]
Wadie Elsafi
Lebanese singer and oud player (1921-2013).
Born November 1st, 1921 in Niha Chouf.
Died October 11th, 2013 at 91 years old in Mansourieh (heart failure). [ref]
Bernard Lown
American cardiologist, developer of the dc defibrillator and the cardioverter (1921-2021).
Born June 7th, 1921 in Utena. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2021 at 99 years old in Chestnut Hill. [ref]
Don Diamond
American actor (1921-2011).
Born June 4th, 1921 in Brooklyn.
Died June 19th, 2011 at 90 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
American physicist.
Born May 5th, 1921 in Mount Vernon. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1999 at 77 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Norman Joseph Woodland
Inventor of the barcode.
Born September 6th, 1921 in Atlantic City.
Died December 9th, 2012 at 91 years old in Edgewater. [ref]
Cary Middlecoff
American professional golfer (1921–1998).
Born January 6th, 1921 in Halls.
Died September 1st, 1998 at 77 years old in Memphis.
Gavriil Ilizarov
Russian physician and inventor (1921-1992).
Born June 15th, 1921 in Białowieża.
Died July 24th, 1992 at 71 years old in Kurgan (heart failure).
Barbara Perry
American actress (1921-2019).
Born June 22nd, 1921 in Norfolk.
Died May 5th, 2019 at 97 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Halim El-Dabh
American composer (1921-2017).
Born March 4th, 1921 in Cairo, El-Sakakini. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 2017 at 96 years old in Kent. [ref]
Ray Lindwall
Australian cricketer (1921-1996).
Born October 3rd, 1921 in New South Wales.
Died June 23rd, 1996 at 74 years old in Brisbane.
Reinhard Mohn
German businessman and philanthropist (1921-2009).
Born June 29th, 1921 in Gütersloh.
Died October 3rd, 2009 at 88 years old in Steinhagen.
Anneliese Kohlmann
German war criminal.
Born March 23rd, 1921 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1977 at 56 years old in Berlin, West Berlin.
Miklós Jancsó
Hungarian film director and screenwriter (1921–2014).
Born September 27th, 1921 in Vác.
Died January 31st, 2014 at 92 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Paul Findley
American politician (1921-2019).
Born June 23rd, 1921 in Jacksonville.
Died August 9th, 2019 at 98 years old in Jacksonville. [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]
György Cziffra
Hungarian-french virtuoso pianist and composer (1921-1994).
Born November 5th, 1921 in Budapest.
Died January 15th, 1994 at 72 years old in Longpont-sur-Orge.
Harold Agnew
American physicist (1921–2013).
Born March 28th, 1921 in Denver. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2013 at 92 years old in Solana Beach (chronic lymphocytic leukemia). [ref]
Rodger Ward
American racecar driver.
Born January 10th, 1921 in Beloit.
Died July 5th, 2004 at 83 years old in Anaheim.
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