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In the year 1921
999 Notable birthdays
Margaret Gowing
English historian.
Born April 26th, 1921 in North Kensington.
Died November 7th, 1998 at 77 years old in Kingston upon Thames (Alzheimer's disease).
Joonas Kokkonen
Finnish composer (1921–1996).
Born November 13th, 1921 in Iisalmi.
Died October 2nd, 1996 at 74 years old in Järvenpää.
Ida Anak Agung Gde Agung
Indonesian politician (1921-1999).
Born July 21st, 1921 in Gianyar.
Died April 22nd, 1999 at 77 years old in Gianyar.
Robert Thurston Dart
British musicologist (1921–1971).
Born September 3rd, 1921 in Surbiton.
Died March 6th, 1971 at 49 years old in London.
Sergio Arellano Stark
Chilean military personnel.
Born June 10th, 1921 in Santiago.
Died March 9th, 2016 at 94 years old in Santiago (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Vytautas Mačernis
Lithuanian writer (1921–1944).
Died October 7th, 1944 at 23 years old in Žemaičių Kalvarija.
Jorge Luis Felipe
President of the dominican republic (1921-1970).
Born January 11th, 1921 in Moca.
Died April 20th, 1970 at 49 years old in Santo Domingo.
Jean Lacouture
French journalist, historian and author (1921–2015).
Born June 9th, 1921 in Bordeaux.
Died July 16th, 2015 at 94 years old in Roussillon.
Alexander Kemurdzhian
Soviet aerospace engineer (1921–2003).
Born October 4th, 1921 in Vladikavkaz.
Died February 25th, 2003 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Franjo Mihalić
Yugoslav long-distance runner.
Born March 9th, 1921 in Kutina.
Died February 14th, 2015 at 93 years old in Belgrade.
Robin Coombs
Immunologist (1921-2006).
Born January 9th, 1921 in London.
Died January 25th, 2006 at 85 years old in Cambridge.
Wu Xueqian
Chinese politician (1921–2008).
Born December 19th, 1921 in Shanghai.
Died April 4th, 2008 at 86 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Leo Moser
Canadian mathematician (1921–1970).
Born April 11th, 1921 in Vienna.
Died February 9th, 1970 at 48 years old in Edmonton.
Carlos Franqui
Cuban writer (1921-2010).
Born December 4th, 1921 in Cifuentes. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2010 at 88 years old in San Juan. [ref]
Regina Bianchi
Italian actress (1921–2013).
Born January 1st, 1921 in Lecce.
Died April 5th, 2013 at 92 years old in Rome. [ref]
Sven Ivar Seldinger
Swedish physician (1921–1998).
Born April 19th, 1921 in Mora. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1998 at 76 years old in Mora. [ref]
Corinne Luchaire
Actress (1921-1950).
Born February 11th, 1921 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 22nd, 1950 at 28 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (tuberculosis).
Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo
President of el salvador (1921-1973).
Born September 2nd, 1921 in Zacatecoluca.
Died July 29th, 1973 at 51 years old in Houston.
Olivier Clément
French historian and orthodox theologian (1921–2009).
Born November 17th, 1921 in Aniane.
Died January 15th, 2009 at 87 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Woody Bledsoe
American mathematician and computer scientist (1921–1995).
Born November 12th, 1921 in Maysville. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1995 at 73 years old in Texas (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Ingvar Lidholm
Swedish composer (1921-2017).
Born February 24th, 1921 in Jönköping.
Died October 17th, 2017 at 96 years old in Salem. [ref]
Anatoly Chernyaev
Soviet historian and politician (1921–2017).
Born May 26th, 1921 in Moscow.
Died March 12th, 2017 at 95 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Girolamo Prigione
Catholic archbishop (1921–2016).
Born October 12th, 1921 in Castellazzo Bormida.
Died May 27th, 2016 at 94 years old in Alessandria. [ref]
Andrée Geulen-Herscovici
Belgian righteous among the nations (1921–2022).
Born September 6th, 1921 in Schaerbeek.
Died June 1st, 2022 at 100 years old in Ixelles. [ref]
Nikolai Todorov
Bulgarian academic and politician.
Born June 21st, 1921 in Varna.
Died August 27th, 2003 at 82 years old in Sofia.
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