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In the year 1921
999 Notable birthdays
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld
Dutch astronomer (1921–2015).
Born October 21st, 1921 in Berlin.
Died March 30th, 2015 at 93 years old in Oegstgeest.
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]
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).
Angelo Niculescu
Romanian footballer and manager (1921-2015).
Born October 1st, 1921 in Craiova.
Died June 20th, 2015 at 93 years old in Bucharest.
Eugenio Coșeriu
Romanian linguist (1921-2002).
Born July 27th, 1921 in Mihăileni.
Died September 7th, 2002 at 81 years old in Tübingen.
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]
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
Swedish actress.
Born August 28th, 1921 in Gothenburg.
Died November 28th, 2015 at 94 years old in Stockholm. [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]
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]
Edo Murtić
Croatian painter (1921-2005).
Born May 4th, 1921 in Velika Pisanica.
Died January 2nd, 2005 at 83 years old in Zagreb.
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]
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.
Ferenc Karinthy
Hungarian writer, journalist, linguist.
Born June 2nd, 1921 in Budapest.
Died February 29th, 1992 at 70 years old in Budapest.
Jack Crompton
English footballer (1921–2013).
Born December 18th, 1921 in Manchester.
Died July 4th, 2013 at 91 years old in Hulme.
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 Shelton Wilder
American politician (1921-2010).
Died January 1st, 2010 at 88 years old in Memphis (stroke). [ref]
Isaak Yaglom
Russian mathematician (1921–1988).
Born March 6th, 1921 in Kharkiv. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1988 at 67 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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).
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).
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.
John Aston, Sr.
English footballer (1921-2003).
Born September 3rd, 1921 in Prestwich.
Died July 31st, 2003 at 81 years old in Manchester.
Robert Parr
American theoretical chemist (1921-2017).
Born September 22nd, 1921 in Chicago.
Died March 27th, 2017 at 95 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Oscar Feltsman
Russian composer (1921–2013).
Born February 18th, 1921 in Odesa.
Died February 3rd, 2013 at 91 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
Italian film director (1921–2005).
Born February 27th, 1921 in Naples.
Died December 15th, 2005 at 84 years old in Rome.
Yekaterina Ryabova
Wwii bomber navigator and heroine of the soviet union (1921–1974).
Born July 14th, 1921 in Gus-Zhelezny.
Died September 12th, 1974 at 53 years old in Moscow.
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