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In the year 1921
999 Notable birthdays
Helmut Heißenbüttel
German writer (1921–1996).
Born June 21st, 1921 in Wilhelmshaven, Rüstringen.
Died September 19th, 1996 at 75 years old in Glückstadt (pneumonia).
Gian Luigi Rondi
Italian film critic (1921–2016).
Born December 10th, 1921 in Tirano. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2016 at 94 years old in Rome. [ref]
Helena Rakoczy
Polish artistic gymnast (1921–2014).
Born December 23rd, 1921 in Kraków.
Died September 2nd, 2014 at 92 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Karl Decker
Austrian footballer (1921-2005).
Born September 5th, 1921 in Vienna.
Died September 27th, 2005 at 84 years old in Vienna.
Abel Paz
Spanish anarchist, former combatant and historian.
Born August 12th, 1921 in Almería.
Died April 13th, 2009 at 87 years old in Barcelona.
Denys de La Patellière
French film director and scriptwriter (1921–2013).
Born March 8th, 1921 in Nantes.
Died July 21st, 2013 at 92 years old in Dinard. [ref]
Krste Crvenkovski
Macedonian politician (1921-2001).
Born July 16th, 1921 in Prilep.
Died July 21st, 2001 at 80 years old in Skopje.
Vasilis Georgiadis
Film director (1921-2000).
Born August 12th, 1921 in Dardanelles. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2000 at 78 years old in Athens.
Lola Gaos
Spanish actress (1921-1993).
Born December 2nd, 1921 in Valencia.
Died July 4th, 1993 at 71 years old in Madrid (colorectal cancer).
Gertrud Fridh
Swedish actress (1921–1984).
Born November 26th, 1921 in Gothenburg.
Died October 11th, 1984 at 62 years old in Stockholm.
Emil Braginsky
Soviet and russian screenwriter (1921–1998).
Born November 19th, 1921 in Moscow.
Died May 26th, 1998 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Mike Nazaruk
American racing driver (1921-1955).
Born October 2nd, 1921 in Newark.
Died May 1st, 1955 at 33 years old in Langhorne Speedway.
Piero Regnoli
Italian screenwriter, director, film producer, and actor (1921–2001).
Died April 27th, 2001 at 79 years old in Rome.
Masajuro Shiokawa
Japanese politician (1921-2015).
Born October 13th, 1921 in Higashiōsaka-shi.
Died September 19th, 2015 at 93 years old in Osaka (pneumonia). [ref]
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.
Lipke Holthuis
Dutch carcinologist (1921-2008).
Born April 21st, 1921 in Probolinggo.
Died March 7th, 2008 at 86 years old in Leiden.
Don Carlson
Basketball player (1919-2004).
Born March 22nd, 1921 in Minneapolis.
Died October 16th, 2004 at 83 years old in North Oaks.
Günther Bechem
Racecar driver (1921–2011).
Born December 21st, 1921 in Hagen.
Died May 3rd, 2011 at 89 years old in Hagen.
Max Thurian
Subprior of the taize community (1921–1996).
Born August 16th, 1921 in Geneva.
Died August 15th, 1996 at 74 years old in Geneva.
Heinrich Schmid
Swiss linguist (1921-1999).
Born April 6th, 1921 in Zurich.
Died February 23rd, 1999 at 77 years old in Zurich.
Jacques Friedel
French physicist (1921–2014).
Born February 11th, 1921 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 27th, 2014 at 93 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (pneumonia).
Johnny Logan
American basketball player (1921–1977).
Born January 1st, 1921 in Richmond.
Died September 16th, 1977 at 56 years old in Charlotte (stab wound).
Kurt Marti
Swiss theologian and poet (1921-2017).
Born January 31st, 1921 in Bern.
Died February 11th, 2017 at 96 years old in Bern.
Felix Endrich
Bobsledder (1921-1953).
Born December 5th, 1921 in Basel.
Died January 31st, 1953 at 31 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Judith Esser-Mittag
German gynaecologist (1921–2020).
Born November 12th, 1921.
Died May 1st, 2020 at 98 years old
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