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In the year 1921
1,000 Notable birthdays
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.
Andrew Marshall
The director of the united states department of defense's office of net assessment (1921–2019).
Born September 13th, 1921 in Detroit.
Died March 26th, 2019 at 97 years old in Alexandria.
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).
William Alston
American christian philosopher (1921–2009).
Born November 29th, 1921 in Shreveport.
Died September 13th, 2009 at 87 years old in Onondaga County.
Joan Hinton
American physicist (1921–2010).
Born October 20th, 1921 in Chicago. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2010 at 88 years old in Beijing (aneurysm). [ref]
Antonio Prohías
Cuban-american cartoonist.
Born January 17th, 1921 in Cienfuegos.
Died February 24th, 1998 at 77 years old in Miami.
George Mackay Brown
Poet (1921–1996).
Born October 17th, 1921 in Stromness.
Died April 13th, 1996 at 74 years old in Stromness. [ref]
Alfréd Rényi
Hungarian mathematician (1921–1970).
Born March 20th, 1921 in Budapest.
Died February 1st, 1970 at 48 years old in Budapest.
Alexander Schmemann
Christian theologian (1921-1983).
Born September 13th, 1921 in Tallinn.
Died December 13th, 1983 at 62 years old in New York City.
Francisco Morales Bermúdez
President of peru (1921–2022).
Born October 4th, 1921 in Lima.
Died July 14th, 2022 at 100 years old in Lima. [ref]
Sixto Durán-Ballén
President of ecuador (1992–1996).
Born July 14th, 1921 in Boston.
Died November 15th, 2016 at 95 years old in Quito.
Arthur Grumiaux
Belgian violinist and pianist (1921-1986).
Born March 21st, 1921 in Villers-Perwin.
Died October 16th, 1986 at 65 years old in Brussels.
Bernard W. Rogers
Former chief of staff of the united states army (1921–2008).
Born July 16th, 1921 in Fairview.
Died October 27th, 2008 at 87 years old in Falls Church (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jean Behra
French racing driver (1921-1959).
Born February 16th, 1921 in Nice.
Died August 1st, 1959 at 38 years old in Berlin.
Oswaldo López Arellano
President of honduras.
Born June 30th, 1921 in Danlí.
Died May 16th, 2010 at 88 years old in Tegucigalpa (prostate cancer, stomach cancer). [ref]
Dorothy Patrick
Canadian-american actress (1921–1987).
Born June 3rd, 1921 in Winnipeg.
Died May 31st, 1987 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Ken Sailors
American basketball player (1921-2016).
Born January 14th, 1921 in Bushnell.
Died January 30th, 2016 at 95 years old in Laramie. [ref]
Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai
Indian politician (1921–2016).
Born July 1st, 1921 in Baragaon.
Died August 24th, 2016 at 95 years old in New Delhi.
John J. Gilligan
American politician, governor of ohio (1921–2013).
Born March 22nd, 1921 in Cincinnati.
Died August 26th, 2013 at 92 years old in Cincinnati (heart failure).
Wayne C. Booth
American academic.
Born February 22nd, 1921 in American Fork.
Died October 10th, 2005 at 84 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Dennis Brain
British horn player.
Born May 17th, 1921 in London.
Died September 1st, 1957 at 36 years old in Hatfield (traffic collision).
Samuel T. Cohen
American physicist (1921–2010).
Born January 25th, 1921 in Brooklyn.
Died November 28th, 2010 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (stomach cancer). [ref]
Nasser Moghadam
Last chief of the savak (1921-1979).
Born June 24th, 1921 in Tehran.
Died April 11th, 1979 at 57 years old in Tehran (gunshot wound).
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