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In the year 1921
999 Notable birthdays
Giovanni Benelli
Catholic cardinal (1921-1982).
Died October 26th, 1982 at 61 years old in Florence (myocardial infarction).
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]
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.
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]
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]
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).
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.
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.
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]
Sixto Durán-Ballén
President of ecuador (1992–1996).
Born July 14th, 1921 in Boston.
Died November 15th, 2016 at 95 years old in Quito.
Alfréd Rényi
Hungarian mathematician (1921–1970).
Born March 20th, 1921 in Budapest.
Died February 1st, 1970 at 48 years old in Budapest.
Ken Sailors
American basketball player (1921-2016).
Born January 14th, 1921 in Bushnell.
Died January 30th, 2016 at 95 years old in Laramie. [ref]
Alexander Schmemann
Christian theologian (1921-1983).
Born September 13th, 1921 in Tallinn.
Died December 13th, 1983 at 62 years old in New York City.
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).
Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai
Indian politician (1921–2016).
Born July 1st, 1921 in Baragaon.
Died August 24th, 2016 at 95 years old in New Delhi.
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]
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).
Margot Friedländer
German holocaust survivor (1921–2025).
Born November 5th, 1921 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2025 at 103 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Roger Béteille
French aeronautical engineer (1921-2019).
Born August 21st, 1921 in Vors.
Died June 14th, 2019 at 97 years old [ref]
Dennis Brain
British horn player.
Born May 17th, 1921 in London.
Died September 1st, 1957 at 36 years old in Hatfield (traffic collision).
Wayne C. Booth
American academic.
Born February 22nd, 1921 in American Fork.
Died October 10th, 2005 at 84 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Jean Behra
French racing driver (1921-1959).
Born February 16th, 1921 in Nice.
Died August 1st, 1959 at 38 years old in Berlin.
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]
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