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In the year 1921
999 Notable birthdays
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
American physicist.
Born May 5th, 1921 in Mount Vernon.
Died April 28th, 1999 at 77 years old in Palo Alto.
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]
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
Soviet 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).
Died May 5th, 2019 at 97 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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]
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 1st, 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]
Ben Enwonwu
Nigerian artist (1921-1994).
Born July 14th, 1921 in Onitsha. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1994 at 72 years old in Ikoyi. [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.
Gérard Debreu
French economist and mathematician (1921–2004).
Born July 4th, 1921 in Calais.
Died December 31st, 2004 at 83 years old in Paris.
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]
Reuven Feuerstein
Israeli educator (1921-2014).
Born August 21st, 1921 in Botoșani.
Died April 29th, 2014 at 92 years old in Jerusalem.
Wolfgang Borchert
German playwright, and short story writer (1921–1947).
Born May 20th, 1921 in Hamburg.
Died November 20th, 1947 at 26 years old in Basel (hepatitis).
Rashid Karami
Lebanese politician (1921-1987).
Born December 30th, 1921 in Tripoli.
Died June 1st, 1987 at 65 years old in Beirut (assassination).
Frans Kaisiepo
National hero of indonesia (1921-1979).
Born October 10th, 1921 in Biak Island. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1979 at 57 years old in Jayapura.
William Alston
American christian philosopher (1921–2009).
Born November 29th, 1921 in Shreveport.
Died September 13th, 2009 at 87 years old in Onondaga County.
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