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In the year 1921
1,000 Notable birthdays
Mary Jackson
American mathematician and aerospace engineer.
Born April 9th, 1921 in Hampton.
Died February 11th, 2005 at 83 years old in Hampton.
James Whitmore
American actor (1921–2009).
Born October 1st, 1921 in White Plains.
Died February 6th, 2009 at 87 years old in Malibu (lung cancer). [ref]
Iris Apfel
American interior designer and fashion icon (1921–2024).
Born August 29th, 1921 in Queens. [ref]
Died March 1st, 2024 at 102 years old in Palm Beach. [ref]
Tommy Cooper
British prop comedian and magician (1921-1984).
Born March 19th, 1921 in Caerphilly.
Died April 15th, 1984 at 63 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Vasily Dzhugashvili
Soviet general and son of joseph stalin (1921–1962).
Born March 21st, 1921 in Moscow.
Died March 19th, 1962 at 40 years old in Kazan.
Nancy Kulp
Actress (1921-1991).
Born August 28th, 1921 in Harrisburg.
Died February 3rd, 1991 at 69 years old in Palm Desert (cancer).
Dirk Bogarde
British actor (1921–1999).
Born March 28th, 1921 in West Hampstead.
Died May 8th, 1999 at 78 years old in Chelsea (myocardial infarction).
Peter Sallis
English actor (1921–2017).
Born February 1st, 1921 in Twickenham.
Died June 2nd, 2017 at 96 years old in Denville Hall. [ref]
Esther Williams
American swimmer and actress (1921–2013).
Born August 8th, 1921 in Inglewood.
Died June 6th, 2013 at 91 years old in Los Angeles.
Steve Allen
American actor, comedian, musician and presenter (1921–2000).
Born December 26th, 1921 in New York City.
Died October 30th, 2000 at 78 years old in Encino (heart failure, car collision).
Patricia Highsmith
American novelist and short story writer (1921–1995).
Born January 19th, 1921 in Fort Worth.
Died February 4th, 1995 at 74 years old in Locarno (lung cancer, aplastic anemia).
John Rawls
American political philosopher (1921–2002).
Born February 21st, 1921 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2002 at 81 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Alex Haley
American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist (1921–1992).
Born August 11th, 1921 in Ithaca. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1992 at 70 years old in Seattle (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tom Poston
American actor (1921-2007).
Born October 17th, 1921 in Columbus.
Died April 30th, 2007 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure).
Seretse Khama
First president of botswana (1921–1980).
Born July 1st, 1921 in Serowe. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1980 at 59 years old in Gaborone (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Judy Holliday
American actress, comedian and singer (1921-1965).
Born June 21st, 1921 in New York City.
Died June 7th, 1965 at 43 years old in New York City (cancer, breast cancer).
Harald Quandt
German businessman (1921–1967).
Born November 1st, 1921 in Berlin.
Died September 22nd, 1967 at 45 years old in Cuneo (aviation accident).
Betty Friedan
American feminist writer and activist (1921–2006).
Born February 4th, 1921 in Peoria.
Died February 6th, 2006 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure). [ref]
Lynn Compton
Easy company soldier turned noted jurist (1921-2012).
Born December 31st, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died February 25th, 2012 at 90 years old in Burlington (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Verghese Kurien
Indian entrepreneur.
Born November 26th, 1921 in Kozhikode.
Died September 9th, 2012 at 90 years old in Nadiad (kidney failure). [ref]
Hua Guofeng
2nd chairman of the chinese communist party, 2nd premier of the people's republic of china (1921–2008).
Born February 16th, 1921 in Jiaocheng County. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2008 at 87 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Liz Smith
British actress (1921–2016).
Born December 11th, 1921 in Scunthorpe.
Died December 24th, 2016 at 95 years old in Worthing. [ref]
Ben Bradlee
Executive editor of the washington post from 1968 to 1991 (1921–2014).
Born August 26th, 1921 in Boston.
Died October 21st, 2014 at 93 years old in Washington, D.C. (Alzheimer's disease).
Jean-Bedel Bokassa
2nd president (1966–76) and emperor (r. 1976–79) of the central african republic.
Born February 22nd, 1921 in Bobangui. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1996 at 75 years old in Bangui (myocardial infarction).
Gianni Agnelli
Italian businessman; grandson of fiat's founder (1921-2003).
Born March 12th, 1921 in Turin.
Died January 24th, 2003 at 81 years old in Turin (prostate cancer).
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