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In the year 1921
1,000 Notable birthdays
Béla Biszku
Hungarian politician (1921-2016).
Born September 13th, 1921 in Márokpapi. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2016 at 94 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Hemin Mukriyani
Kurdish poet and scholar (1921–1986).
Born March 1st, 1921 in Mahabad.
Died April 16th, 1986 at 65 years old
Heinrich Windelen
German politician (1921-2015).
Born June 25th, 1921 in Bolków.
Died February 16th, 2015 at 93 years old in Warendorf. [ref]
Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla
Mexican catholic bishop (1921–2022).
Born February 1st, 1921 in Guadalajara.
Died February 3rd, 2022 at 101 years old
Bram Appel
Dutch football player and manager (1921–1997).
Born November 30th, 1921 in Rotterdam.
Died October 31st, 1997 at 75 years old in Geleen.
Milorad Pavić
Serbian footballer (1921-2005).
Born November 11th, 1921 in Valjevo.
Died August 16th, 2005 at 83 years old in Valjevo.
Jair da Rosa Pinto
Brazilian footballer and manager (1921-2005).
Born March 21st, 1921 in Quatis.
Died July 28th, 2005 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Carlos de Oliveira
Portuguese writer (1921–1981).
Born August 10th, 1921 in Belém.
Died July 1st, 1981 at 59 years old in Lisbon.
Charles Eric Maine
English writer (1921-1981).
Born January 21st, 1921 in Liverpool.
Died November 30th, 1981 at 60 years old in London.
Roger Raveel
Painter (1921-2013).
Born July 15th, 1921 in Machelen. [ref]
Died January 30th, 2013 at 91 years old in Deinze (pneumonia). [ref]
Franco Ossola
Italian footballer (1921-1949).
Born August 23rd, 1921 in Varese.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 27 years old in Basilica of Superga.
Ken Jones
Welsh sprinter and rugby union footballer (1921-2006).
Born December 30th, 1921 in Blaenavon.
Died April 18th, 2006 at 84 years old in Newport. [ref]
Henri Guérin
French football player and manager (1921-1995).
Born August 27th, 1921 in Montmirail.
Died April 2nd, 1995 at 73 years old in Saint-Malo.
Cornelis de Jager
Dutch astronomer, university professor, pioneer of space science, science communicator and opponent of pseudoscience (1921–2021).
Born April 29th, 1921 in Den Burg.
Died May 27th, 2021 at 100 years old in Den Burg. [ref]
Lars Gyllensten
Swedish physician and writer (1921–2006).
Born November 12th, 1921 in Oscar Parish.
Died May 25th, 2006 at 84 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Mordecai Roshwald
American writer (1921-2015).
Born May 26th, 1921 in Drohobych.
Died March 22nd, 2015 at 93 years old in Silver Spring.
Shimshon Amitsur
Israeli mathematician (1921–1994).
Born August 26th, 1921 in Jerusalem.
Died September 5th, 1994 at 73 years old in Jerusalem.
Helena Rakoczy
Polish artistic gymnast (1921–2014).
Born December 23rd, 1921 in Kraków.
Died September 2nd, 2014 at 92 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Gaston Reiff
Belgian athlete (1921–1992).
Born February 24th, 1921 in Braine-l'Alleud.
Died May 6th, 1992 at 71 years old in Braine-l'Alleud.
Carlo Furno
Italian roman catholic cardinal (1921–2015).
Born December 2nd, 1921 in Bairo.
Died December 9th, 2015 at 94 years old in Rome.
Pierrette Alarie
Opera singer (1921-2011).
Born November 9th, 1921 in Montreal.
Died July 10th, 2011 at 89 years old in Victoria. [ref]
Sune Andersson
Swedish footballer and manager (1921–2002).
Born February 22nd, 1921 in Södertälje.
Died April 29th, 2002 at 81 years old in Solna Municipality.
Sergio Onofre Jarpa
Chilean politician (1921–2020).
Born March 8th, 1921 in Rengo.
Died April 19th, 2020 at 99 years old in Las Condes (COVID-19). [ref]
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