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In the year 1921
999 Notable birthdays
Grigori Chukhrai
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1921-2001).
Born May 23rd, 1921 in Melitopol.
Died October 28th, 2001 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Evgenii Landis
Russian mathematician (1921–1997).
Born October 6th, 1921 in Kharkiv.
Died December 12th, 1997 at 76 years old in Moscow.
André Turcat
French aviator (1921–2016).
Born October 23rd, 1921 in Marseille. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2016 at 94 years old in Beaurecueil. [ref]
Fausto Tozzi
Italian actor and screenwriter (1921-1978).
Born October 29th, 1921 in Rome.
Died December 10th, 1978 at 57 years old in Rome (pulmonary emphysema).
Muhammad Abd El-Ghani El-Gamasy
Egyptian field marshal (1921–2003).
Born September 9th, 1921.
Died June 7th, 2003 at 81 years old in Cairo.
Michel Boisrond
French film director (1921-2002).
Born October 9th, 1921 in Eure-et-Loir.
Died November 10th, 2002 at 81 years old in Yvelines.
Sena Jurinac
Female opera singer (1921–2011).
Born October 24th, 1921 in Travnik.
Died November 22nd, 2011 at 90 years old in Hainhofen (disease). [ref]
Yehoshafat Harkabi
Israeli military officer (1921-1994).
Born September 21st, 1921 in Haifa.
Died August 26th, 1994 at 72 years old in Jerusalem.
Daniel Oduber Quirós
37th president of costa rica (1921-1991).
Born August 25th, 1921 in San José.
Died October 13th, 1991 at 70 years old in Escazú.
Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal
Afghan politician (1921-1973).
Born March 12th, 1921 in Kabul.
Died October 1st, 1973 at 52 years old in Kabul.
Čestmír Vycpálek
Czech soccer player and soccer coach (1921–2002).
Born May 15th, 1921 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 5th, 2002 at 80 years old in Palermo.
Henri Colpi
Swiss film director, screenwriter and film editor (1921-2006).
Died January 14th, 2006 at 84 years old in Menton.
Vera Belik
Soviet air force navigator, heroine of the soviet union (1921–1944).
Born June 12th, 1921 in Yakymivka Raion, Okhrimivka.
Died August 25th, 1944 at 23 years old in Zambrów.
János Pilinszky
Hungarian poet, writer (1921–1981).
Born November 25th, 1921 in Budapest.
Died May 27th, 1981 at 59 years old in Budapest.
Iakovos Kambanelis
Greek writer and film director (1921-2011).
Born December 2nd, 1921 in Naxos Island. [ref]
Died March 29th, 2011 at 89 years old in Athens (kidney failure). [ref]
Lis Hartel
Danish equestrian (1921-2009).
Born March 14th, 1921 in Hellerup. [ref]
Died February 12th, 2009 at 87 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Jetty Paerl
Dutch singer.
Born May 27th, 1921 in Amsterdam.
Died August 22nd, 2013 at 92 years old in Amstelveen.
John Davis
American weightlifter (1921-1984).
Born January 12th, 1921 in Smithtown.
Died July 13th, 1984 at 63 years old in Albuquerque (lung cancer).
Jean-Louis Koszul
French mathematician (1921-2018).
Born January 3rd, 1921 in Strasbourg.
Died January 12th, 2018 at 97 years old in Fontanil-Cornillon.
François Reichenbach
French film director.
Born July 3rd, 1921 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1993 at 71 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter (1921–1983).
Born June 2nd, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died March 16th, 1983 at 61 years old in New York City (cancer).
Theodor Otto Diener
American phytopathologist (1921–2023).
Born February 28th, 1921 in Zurich.
Died March 28th, 2023 at 102 years old in Beltsville. [ref]
Moshe Gil
Israeli historian (1921–2014).
Born February 8th, 1921 in Białystok.
Died January 23rd, 2014 at 92 years old in Tel Aviv.
Alfred Preissler
German association football player and manager (1921–2003).
Born April 9th, 1921 in Duisburg.
Died July 15th, 2003 at 82 years old in Duisburg.
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