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In the year 1921
999 Notable birthdays
Louis Lachenal
French mountain climber (1921–1955).
Born July 17th, 1921 in Annecy.
Died November 25th, 1955 at 34 years old in Vallée Blanche (falling).
Géza Anda
Swiss pianist and conductor of hungarian birth (1921-1976).
Born November 19th, 1921 in Budapest. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1976 at 54 years old in Zurich (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Evelyn M. Witkin
American geneticist (1921–2023).
Born March 9th, 1921 in New York City.
Died July 8th, 2023 at 102 years old in Plainsboro. [ref]
Morton Kaplan
American editor (1921-2017).
Born May 9th, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died September 26th, 2017 at 96 years old in Chicago.
Immanuel Jakobovits
British rabbi, styled baron jakobovits (1921-1999).
Born February 8th, 1921 in Kaliningrad.
Died October 31st, 1999 at 78 years old in St John's Wood.
Heinrich Boere
Dutch ss officer (1921–2013).
Born September 27th, 1921 in Eschweiler.
Died December 1st, 2013 at 92 years old in Fröndenberg. [ref]
George S. Hammond
American chemist (1921–2005).
Born May 22nd, 1921 in Auburn.
Died October 5th, 2005 at 84 years old in Portland.
Andrew Gleason
American mathematician (1921-2008).
Born November 4th, 1921 in Fresno.
Died October 17th, 2008 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Edward Seidensticker
American japanologist (1921–2007).
Born February 11th, 1921 in Castle Rock.
Died August 26th, 2007 at 86 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Lidia Gueiler Tejada
President of bolivia (1921-2011).
Born August 28th, 1921 in Cochabamba.
Died May 9th, 2011 at 89 years old in La Paz. [ref]
Herbert York
American physicist (1921-2009).
Born November 24th, 1921 in Rochester.
Died May 19th, 2009 at 87 years old in San Diego (leukemia).
Gaston Rébuffat
French mountaineer.
Born May 7th, 1921 in Marseille.
Died May 31st, 1985 at 64 years old in Bobigny (cancer).
Alexei Berest
Raised the victory banner in berlin.
Born March 9th, 1921 in Goriaistivka.
Died November 4th, 1970 at 49 years old in Rostov-on-Don. [ref]
Jean Robic
French cyclist (1921–1980).
Born June 10th, 1921 in Condé-lès-Vouziers.
Died October 6th, 1980 at 59 years old in Claye-Souilly (traffic collision).
Ryu Mi-yong
North korean politician (1921-2016).
Born February 14th, 1921 in Manchuria.
Died November 23rd, 2016 at 95 years old in Pyongyang (cancer). [ref]
Feza Gürsey
Turkish physicist (1921–1992).
Born April 7th, 1921 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1992 at 71 years old in New Haven (prostate cancer). [ref]
Leon Garfield
English children's writer (1921-1996).
Born July 14th, 1921 in Brighton.
Died June 2nd, 1996 at 74 years old in London (cancer).
Usmar Ismail
Indonesian film director (1921–1971).
Born March 20th, 1921 in Bukittinggi.
Died January 2nd, 1971 at 49 years old in Indonesia.
Jane Briggs Hart
American aviator (1921-2015).
Born October 21st, 1921 in Detroit. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2015 at 93 years old in West Hartford (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Charlie Mitten
Footballer and manager (1921–2002).
Born January 17th, 1921 in Yangon.
Died January 17th, 2002 at 81 years old in Stockport. [ref]
Robert Simpson
English composer and bbc producer and broadcaster (1921–1997).
Born March 2nd, 1921 in Leamington Spa.
Died November 21st, 1997 at 76 years old in Tralee.
Linda Stirling
American model and actress (1921-1997).
Born October 11th, 1921 in Long Beach.
Died July 20th, 1997 at 75 years old in Studio City (cancer).
Bai Guang
Chinese actor and singer (1921-1999).
Born June 27th, 1921 in Beijing.
Died August 27th, 1999 at 78 years old in Kuala Lumpur (colorectal cancer).
Mary Osborne
American jazz musician (1921–1992).
Born July 17th, 1921 in Minot.
Died April 3rd, 1992 at 70 years old in Bakersfield (cancer).
Zorka Janů
Czech actress (1921–1946).
Born July 9th, 1921 in Štěchovice. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1946 at 24 years old in Libeň (falling). [ref]
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