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In the year 1921

999 Notable birthdays

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]

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]

Mustafa Ben Halim

Libyan prime minister (1921–2021).

Born January 29th, 1921 in Alexandria.

Died December 7th, 2021 at 100 years old in United Arab Emirates. [ref]

Ada Louise Huxtable

American architecture writer (1921–2013).

Born March 14th, 1921 in New York City.

Died January 7th, 2013 at 91 years old in New York City (cancer).

Augusto Monterroso

Guatemalan writer (1921–2003).

Born December 21st, 1921 in Tegucigalpa.

Died February 7th, 2003 at 81 years old in Mexico City.

Big Walter Horton

American blues harmonica player (1921–1981).

Born April 6th, 1921 in Horn Lake.

Died December 8th, 1981 at 60 years old in Chicago (heart failure).

Luis García Berlanga

Spanish film director and screenwriter (1921–2010).

Born June 12th, 1921 in Valencia.

Died November 13th, 2010 at 89 years old in Pozuelo de Alarcón. [ref]

Georges Wilson

French actor and film director (1921 – 2010).

Born October 16th, 1921 in Champigny-sur-Marne.

Died February 3rd, 2010 at 88 years old in Rambouillet. [ref]

Abdelmalek Benhabyles

Algerian politician and chairman of the constitutional council (1921–2018).

Born April 27th, 1921 in Beni Aziz.

Died December 28th, 2018 at 97 years old in Algiers. [ref]

Arno Babajanian

Armenian composer and pianist (1921-1983).

Born January 22nd, 1921 in Yerevan.

Died November 11th, 1983 at 62 years old in Moscow, Yerevan (leukemia). [ref]

Geoffrey Wilkinson

British nobel laureate in chemistry.

Born July 14th, 1921 in Todmorden.

Died September 26th, 1996 at 75 years old in London.

Vladimir Katriuk

Alleged nazi war criminal.

Born October 1st, 1921 in Luzhany.

Died May 22nd, 2015 at 93 years old in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.

Amedeo Amadei

Italian footballer (1921–2013).

Born July 26th, 1921 in Frascati.

Died November 24th, 2013 at 92 years old in Frascati.

Terrel Bell

United states secretary of education (1921-1996).

Born November 11th, 1921 in Lava Hot Springs.

Died June 22nd, 1996 at 74 years old in Salt Lake City (pulmonary fibrosis).

Alfred Reed

American composer, arranger and conductor (1921–2005).

Born January 25th, 1921 in New York City.

Died September 17th, 2005 at 84 years old in Miami.

David Greene

British director, actor (1921–2003).

Born February 22nd, 1921 in Manchester.

Died April 7th, 2003 at 82 years old in Ojai (pancreatic cancer).

Juanita M. Kreps

United states secretary of commerce (1921-2010).

Born January 11th, 1921 in Lynch.

Died July 5th, 2010 at 89 years old in Durham (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Hans Albert

German philosopher (1921–2023).

Born February 8th, 1921 in Cologne.

Died October 24th, 2023 at 102 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]

Ariel Ramírez

Argentine composer, pianist and music director (1921–2010).

Born September 4th, 1921 in Santa Fe.

Died February 18th, 2010 at 88 years old in Monte Grande (pneumonia). [ref]

J. James Exon

American politician (1921–2005).

Born August 9th, 1921 in Geddes.

Died June 10th, 2005 at 83 years old in Lincoln.

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).

Anne Truitt

American artist (1921-2004).

Born March 16th, 1921 in Baltimore.

Died December 23rd, 2004 at 83 years old in Washington, D.C..

Cyprian Ekwensi

Nigerian author (1921-2007).

Born September 26th, 1921 in Minna.

Died November 4th, 2007 at 86 years old in Enugu. [ref]

César Baldaccini

French sculptor (1921-1998).

Born January 1st, 1921 in Marseille.

Died December 6th, 1998 at 77 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.

Tom Kilburn

British electrical engineer (1921–2001).

Born August 11th, 1921 in Dewsbury. [ref]

Died January 17th, 2001 at 79 years old in Manchester. [ref]

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