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In the year 1921

999 Notable birthdays

Joseph Iléo

Congolese prime minister (1921-1994).

Born September 15th, 1921 in Kinshasa.

Died September 19th, 1994 at 73 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.

Mavis Batey

British cryptoanalyst, diplomat and garden historian (1921-2013).

Born May 5th, 1921 in Dulwich.

Died November 12th, 2013 at 92 years old in Petworth. [ref]

Alphonse Massamba-Débat

Congolese politician (1921-1977).

Born February 11th, 1921 in Boko District.

Died March 25th, 1977 at 56 years old in Brazzaville (gunshot wound).

Cyrille Adoula

Congolese prime minister, ambassador (1921-1978).

Born September 13th, 1921 in Kinshasa.

Died May 24th, 1978 at 56 years old in Lausanne.

Bobby Wanzer

American basketball player and coach (1921–2016).

Born June 4th, 1921 in Brooklyn.

Died January 23rd, 2016 at 94 years old in Pittsford. [ref]

Nadezhda Popova

Heroine of the soviet union.

Born December 17th, 1921 in Dolgoe. [ref]

Died July 8th, 2013 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Robert Bruce Merrifield

American biochemist.

Born July 15th, 1921 in Fort Worth.

Died May 14th, 2006 at 84 years old in Cresskill.

Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński

Polish poet and solider (1921–1944).

Born January 22nd, 1921 in Warsaw. [ref]

Died August 4th, 1944 at 23 years old in Warsaw. [ref]

David Keirsey

American psychologist.

Born August 31st, 1921 in Ada.

Died July 30th, 2013 at 91 years old in Orange County.

Ilse Aichinger

Austrian writer (1921–2016).

Born November 1st, 1921 in Vienna.

Died November 11th, 2016 at 95 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Victor A. McKusick

American internist and medical geneticist (1921-2008).

Born October 21st, 1921 in Parkman.

Died July 22nd, 2008 at 86 years old in Towson (cancer). [ref]

Anne Golon

French writer.

Born December 17th, 1921 in Toulon. [ref]

Died July 14th, 2017 at 95 years old in Le Chesnay (peritonitis). [ref]

Hossein Vahid Khorasani

Iranian grand ayatollah.

Born January 1st, 1921 (age 105 years) in Nishapur.

Richard T. Whitcomb

Us aerospace engineer.

Born February 21st, 1921 in Evanston.

Died October 13th, 2009 at 88 years old in Newport News. [ref]

John Severin

Artist (1921–2012).

Born December 26th, 1921 in Jersey City.

Died February 12th, 2012 at 90 years old in Denver. [ref]

Gilbert Stork

Belgian american chemist (1921-2017).

Born December 31st, 1921 in Ixelles.

Died October 23rd, 2017 at 95 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

Pham Duy

Prolific vietnamese songwriter (1921-2013).

Born October 5th, 1921 in Hanoi.

Died January 27th, 2013 at 91 years old in Ho Chi Minh City (cardiovascular disease).

Grace Thorpe

World war ii veteran, environmentalist, tribal court judge, and native rights activist (1921-2008).

Born December 10th, 1921 in Yale.

Died April 1st, 2008 at 86 years old in Claremore.

Meche Barba

Mexican rumbera and actress (1921–2000).

Born September 24th, 1921 in Mexico City.

Died January 14th, 2000 at 78 years old in Mexico City (pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).

Eric Lenneberg

German american linguist and neurologist (1921–1975).

Born September 19th, 1921 in Düsseldorf.

Died May 31st, 1975 at 53 years old in White Plains. [ref]

Alain Mimoun

French long-distance runner.

Born January 1st, 1921 in Telagh.

Died June 27th, 2013 at 92 years old in Saint-Mandé.

William Waddell

Scottish footballer (1921-1992).

Born March 7th, 1921 in Forth.

Died October 14th, 1992 at 71 years old in Glasgow.

Hans Robert Jauss

German romance philologist (1921-1997).

Born December 12th, 1921 in Göppingen.

Died March 1st, 1997 at 75 years old in Constance.

Eddie Barclay

French musician, record producer and composer (1921–2005).

Born January 26th, 1921 in Paris.

Died May 13th, 2005 at 84 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.

Georges Mathieu

French painter (1921-2012).

Born January 27th, 1921 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.

Died June 10th, 2012 at 91 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]

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