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In the year 1921
1,000 Notable birthdays
Gavriil Ilizarov
Soviet physician and inventor (1921-1992).
Born June 15th, 1921 in Białowieża.
Died July 24th, 1992 at 71 years old in Kurgan (heart failure).
Cary Middlecoff
American professional golfer (1921–1998).
Born January 6th, 1921 in Halls.
Died September 1st, 1998 at 77 years old in Memphis.
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]
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]
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.
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]
Norman Joseph Woodland
Inventor of the barcode (1921–2012).
Born September 6th, 1921 in Atlantic City.
Died December 9th, 2012 at 91 years old in Edgewater. [ref]
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
American physicist.
Born May 5th, 1921 in Mount Vernon.
Died April 28th, 1999 at 77 years old in Palo Alto.
Zao Wou-Ki
Chinese-french painter (1920–2013).
Born February 1st, 1921 in Beijing. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2013 at 92 years old in Nyon (complication). [ref]
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]
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]
Phanishwar Nath 'Renu'
Indian writer and activist (1921-1977).
Born March 4th, 1921 in Araria district. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1977 at 56 years old in Bihar. [ref]
Paul Findley
American politician (1921-2019).
Born June 23rd, 1921 in Jacksonville.
Died August 9th, 2019 at 98 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]
Ben Enwonwu
Nigerian artist (1921-1994).
Born July 14th, 1921 in Onitsha. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1994 at 72 years old in Ikoyi. [ref]
Rodger Ward
American racecar driver.
Born January 10th, 1921 in Beloit.
Died July 5th, 2004 at 83 years old in Anaheim.
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.
Ismail al-Faruqi
Palestinian-american muslim philosopher and scholar (1921–1986).
Born January 1st, 1921 in Jaffa.
Died May 27th, 1986 at 65 years old in Wyncote (stabbing).
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]
Adolf von Thadden
German politician (nsdap, drp, npd), mdb, mdl (1921–1996).
Born July 7th, 1921 in Trzygłów, West Pomeranian Voivodeship. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1996 at 75 years old in Bad Oeynhausen.
Rashid Karami
Lebanese politician (1921-1987).
Born December 30th, 1921 in Tripoli.
Died June 1st, 1987 at 65 years old in Beirut (assassination).
Gérard Debreu
French economist and mathematician (1921–2004).
Born July 4th, 1921 in Calais.
Died December 31st, 2004 at 83 years old in Paris.
Wang Guangmei
Chinese politician (1921-2006).
Born September 26th, 1921 in Jingzhao.
Died October 13th, 2006 at 85 years old in Beijing Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Reuven Feuerstein
Israeli educator (1921-2014).
Born August 21st, 1921 in Botoșani.
Died April 29th, 2014 at 92 years old in Jerusalem.
Seymour Benzer
American geneticist (1921–2007).
Born October 15th, 1921 in The Bronx.
Died November 30th, 2007 at 86 years old in Pasadena (stroke). [ref]
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