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In the year 1921
1,000 Notable birthdays
August Kowalczyk
Polish actor, activist and holocaust survivor (1921–2012).
Born August 15th, 1921 in Tarnawa Góra.
Died July 29th, 2012 at 90 years old in Oświęcim (cancer). [ref]
Paco Godia
Racecar driver (1921-1990).
Born March 21st, 1921 in Barcelona.
Died November 28th, 1990 at 69 years old in Barcelona.
Sam Tingle
Racecar driver.
Born August 24th, 1921 in Manchester.
Died December 19th, 2008 at 87 years old in Somerset West.
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]
Oldřich Černík
1921–1994, czech politician, prime minister of czechoslovakia (1968–70).
Born October 27th, 1921 in Poruba. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1994 at 72 years old in Prague. [ref]
Julie Harris
British costume designer (1921–2015).
Born March 6th, 1921 in London.
Died May 30th, 2015 at 94 years old in London (infectious disease).
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.
Pierre Samuel
French mathematician (1921–2009).
Born September 12th, 1921 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2009 at 87 years old in Antony. [ref]
Edvard Mirzoyan
Armenian composer of georgian birth (1921-2012).
Died October 5th, 2012 at 91 years old in Yerevan.
Bruno Touschek
Austrian physicist (1921–1978).
Born February 3rd, 1921 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1978 at 57 years old in Innsbruck. [ref]
Ion Negoițescu
Romanian writer and historian (1921–1993).
Born August 10th, 1921 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died February 6th, 1993 at 71 years old in Munich.
Zuko Džumhur
Bosnian writer (1921-1989).
Born September 24th, 1921 in Konjic.
Died November 27th, 1989 at 68 years old in Herceg Novi. [ref]
Chabua Amirejibi
Georgian novelist and soviet-era dissident (1921-2013).
Born November 18th, 1921 in Tbilisi.
Died December 12th, 2013 at 92 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff
German television presenter (1921–1998).
Born April 27th, 1921 in Bremen.
Died August 14th, 1998 at 77 years old in Salzburg (pancreatic cancer).
Gunvor Hofmo
Norwegian writer (1921–1995).
Born June 30th, 1921 in Christiania.
Died October 14th, 1995 at 74 years old in Oslo.
Eusebio Castigliano
Italian footballer (1921-1949).
Born February 9th, 1921 in Vercelli.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 28 years old in Superga.
Andrea Zanzotto
Italian poet (1921-2011).
Born October 10th, 1921 in Pieve di Soligo.
Died October 18th, 2011 at 90 years old in Conegliano. [ref]
Chen Muhua
Chinese politician (1921-2011).
Born June 21st, 1921 in Qingtian.
Died May 12th, 2011 at 89 years old in Beijing.
Valeria Valeri
Italian actress.
Born December 8th, 1921 in Rome.
Died June 11th, 2019 at 97 years old in Rome.
Aryeh Eliav
Israeli politician (1921-2010).
Born November 21st, 1921 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 30th, 2010 at 88 years old in Tel Aviv (disease).
Philip Potter
General secretary of the world council of churches (1921-2015).
Born August 19th, 1921 in Roseau.
Died March 31st, 2015 at 93 years old in Lübeck.
Marty Napoleon
American pianist (1921–2015).
Born June 2nd, 1921 in Brooklyn.
Died April 27th, 2015 at 93 years old in Glen Cove.
Denise Duval
French opera singer.
Born October 23rd, 1921 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 25th, 2016 at 94 years old in Bex.
Frans Krajcberg
Polish-brazilian sculptor, painter, engraver and photographer (1921-2017).
Born April 12th, 1921 in Kozienice.
Died November 15th, 2017 at 96 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia).
Michel Jobert
French politician (1921-2002).
Born September 11th, 1921 in Meknes.
Died May 26th, 2002 at 80 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
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