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In the year 1921
1,000 Notable birthdays
Celia Franca
British dancer, founder and artistic director of the national ballet of canada (1921-2007).
Born June 25th, 1921 in London, Greater London.
Died February 19th, 2007 at 85 years old in Ottawa. [ref]
Angelo Niculescu
Romanian footballer and manager (1921-2015).
Born October 1st, 1921 in Craiova.
Died June 20th, 2015 at 93 years old in Bucharest.
Nikolai Todorov
Bulgarian academic and politician.
Born June 21st, 1921 in Varna.
Died August 27th, 2003 at 82 years old in Sofia.
Francis Blanche
French writer, actor and humorist (1921–1974).
Born July 20th, 1921 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 6th, 1974 at 52 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Ingvar Lidholm
Swedish composer (1921-2017).
Born February 24th, 1921 in Jönköping.
Died October 17th, 2017 at 96 years old in Salem. [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]
Marcos Moshinsky
Mexican physicist (1921–2009).
Born April 20th, 1921 in Kyiv.
Died April 1st, 2009 at 87 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Angelica Rozeanu
Romanian table tennis player (1921–2006).
Born October 15th, 1921 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2006 at 84 years old in Haifa (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Betty Jane Rhodes
American actress (1921-2011).
Born April 21st, 1921 in Rockford.
Died December 27th, 2011 at 90 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Jack Crompton
English footballer (1921–2013).
Born December 18th, 1921 in Manchester.
Died July 4th, 2013 at 91 years old in Hulme.
Eugenio Coșeriu
Romanian linguist (1921-2002).
Born July 27th, 1921 in Mihăileni.
Died September 7th, 2002 at 81 years old in Tübingen.
Edo Murtić
Croatian painter (1921-2005).
Born May 4th, 1921 in Velika Pisanica.
Died January 2nd, 2005 at 83 years old in Zagreb.
John Shelton Wilder
American politician (1921-2010).
Died January 1st, 2010 at 88 years old in Memphis (stroke). [ref]
Marcel Callo
French typographer (1921–1945).
Born December 6th, 1921 in Rennes.
Died March 19th, 1945 at 23 years old in Mauthausen concentration camp (tuberculosis, dysentery).
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
Swedish actress.
Born August 28th, 1921 in Gothenburg.
Died November 28th, 2015 at 94 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Ferenc Karinthy
Hungarian writer, journalist, linguist.
Born June 2nd, 1921 in Budapest.
Died February 29th, 1992 at 70 years old in Budapest.
Rufina Gasheva
Soviet aviator and hero of the soviet union (1921–2012).
Born October 14th, 1921 in Verkhnechusovskiye Gorodki.
Died May 1st, 2012 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Cuthbert Sebastian
British colonial governor (1921-2017).
Born October 22nd, 1921 in Miami.
Died March 25th, 2017 at 95 years old in Basseterre (pneumonia). [ref]
James Cooke Brown
Sociologist and science fiction author (1921–2000).
Born July 21st, 1921 in Tagbilaran.
Died February 13th, 2000 at 78 years old in Ushuaia.
Oscar Feltsman
Russian composer (1921–2013).
Born February 18th, 1921 in Odesa.
Died February 3rd, 2013 at 91 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
Isaak Yaglom
Russian mathematician (1921–1988).
Born March 6th, 1921 in Kharkiv. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1988 at 67 years old in Moscow. [ref]
H. C. Artmann
Austrian poet, writer, and translator (1921–2000).
Born June 12th, 1921 in Kienmayergasse 43. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2000 at 79 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Aston, Sr.
English footballer (1921-2003).
Born September 3rd, 1921 in Prestwich.
Died July 31st, 2003 at 81 years old in Manchester.
Michel Quoist
French writer (1921–1997).
Born June 18th, 1921 in Le Havre.
Died December 18th, 1997 at 76 years old in Le Havre (pancreatic cancer).
Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
Italian film director (1921–2005).
Born February 27th, 1921 in Naples.
Died December 15th, 2005 at 84 years old in Rome.
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