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In the year 1921
1,000 Notable birthdays
Chico O'Farrill
Cuban composer and musician.
Born October 28th, 1921 in Havana.
Died June 27th, 2001 at 79 years old in New York City.
Jerome Hines
Opera singer (1921-2003).
Born November 8th, 1921 in Hollywood.
Died February 4th, 2003 at 81 years old in New York City.
Heinz G. Konsalik
German writer (1921–1999).
Born May 28th, 1921 in Cologne.
Died October 2nd, 1999 at 78 years old in Salzburg.
Ernest Gold
Austrian american composer (1921-1999).
Born July 13th, 1921 in Vienna.
Died March 17th, 1999 at 77 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Marija Bursać
First woman proclaimed a people's hero of yugoslavia (1921–1943).
Born August 2nd, 1921 in Kamenica.
Died September 22nd, 1943 at 22 years old in Vidovo Selo (died of wounds).
Jess Hahn
Actor (1921-1998).
Born October 29th, 1921 in Terre Haute.
Died June 29th, 1998 at 76 years old in Saint-Malo.
Carol Emshwiller
American fiction writer (1921-2019).
Born April 12th, 1921 in Ann Arbor.
Died February 2nd, 2019 at 97 years old in Durham. [ref]
Ben Weisman
American composer, songwriter (1921–2007).
Born November 16th, 1921 in Providence.
Died May 20th, 2007 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (stroke, pneumonia). [ref]
Leon Henkin
American mathematician (1921–2006).
Born April 19th, 1921 in Brooklyn.
Died November 1st, 2006 at 85 years old in Oakland (disease).
Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik
Israeli rabbi.
Born October 21st, 1921 in Brest.
Died January 31st, 2021 at 99 years old in Jerusalem (COVID-19). [ref]
Roberto Tucci
Catholic cardinal (1921–2015).
Born April 19th, 1921 in Naples.
Died April 14th, 2015 at 93 years old in Rome.
Charles A. Ferguson
American linguist (1921–1998).
Born July 6th, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died September 2nd, 1998 at 77 years old in Palo Alto.
Mona Van Duyn
American poet.
Born May 9th, 1921 in Waterloo.
Died December 2nd, 2004 at 83 years old in University City (bone cancer). [ref]
Otis G. Pike
Democratic member of the united states house of representatives (1921-2014).
Born August 31st, 1921 in Riverhead.
Died January 20th, 2014 at 92 years old in Vero Beach.
Stein Rokkan
Norwegian political scientist.
Born July 4th, 1921 in Vågan Municipality.
Died July 22nd, 1979 at 58 years old in Bergen.
Adil Zulfikarpašić
Vice president of bosnia (1921-2008).
Born December 23rd, 1921 in Foča.
Died July 21st, 2008 at 86 years old in Sarajevo. [ref]
Thomas Molnar
Hungarian academic (1921-2010).
Born June 26th, 1921 in Budapest.
Died July 20th, 2010 at 89 years old in Richmond. [ref]
Jacqueline Joubert
Actor and continuity announcer (1921–2005).
Born March 29th, 1921 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 9th, 2005 at 83 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Viktor Chukarin
Soviet-ukrainian artistic gymnast (1921–1984).
Born November 9th, 1921 in Khreshchatytske.
Died August 25th, 1984 at 62 years old in Lviv.
Snooky Pryor
Chicago blues harmonica player (1921-2006).
Born September 15th, 1921 in Lambert. [ref]
Died October 18th, 2006 at 85 years old in Cape Girardeau.
Henri Alleg
French-algerian journalist (1921–2013).
Born July 20th, 1921 in London.
Died July 17th, 2013 at 91 years old in 19th arrondissement of Paris.
Gilbert Durand
French academic (1921–2012).
Born May 1st, 1921 in Chambéry.
Died December 7th, 2012 at 91 years old in Rumilly. [ref]
Jules Schelvis
Dutch historian (1921–2016).
Born January 7th, 1921 in Amsterdam.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 95 years old in Amstelveen (disease).
Mario Rigoni Stern
Italian writer (1921–2008).
Born November 1st, 1921 in Asiago.
Died June 16th, 2008 at 86 years old in Asiago. [ref]
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