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In the year 1921
1,000 Notable birthdays
Joann Lysov
Estonian basketball player, coach and sports pedagogue (1921-2000).
Born September 10th, 1921 in Tallinn.
Died August 3rd, 2000 at 78 years old in Tallinn.
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).
Pery Broad
Brazilian born nazi criminal (1921–1993).
Born April 25th, 1921 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 28th, 1993 at 72 years old in Düsseldorf.
Judith Esser-Mittag
German gynaecologist (1921–2020).
Born November 12th, 1921.
Died May 1st, 2020 at 98 years old
Samson Samsonov
Soviet and russian film director (1921–2002).
Born February 23rd, 1921 in Novozybkov.
Died August 31st, 2002 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Jan Novák
Czech composer and pianist (1921–1984).
Born April 8th, 1921 in Nová Říše. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1984 at 63 years old in Neu-Ulm. [ref]
Pierre Bec
French linguist, romanist and germanist (1921-2014).
Born December 11th, 1921 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2014 at 92 years old in Poitiers.
Robert Dhéry
French actor and film director (1921-2004).
Born April 27th, 1921 in Saint-Denis.
Died December 5th, 2004 at 83 years old in 19th arrondissement of Paris.
Jean Luciano
French footballer (1921-1997).
Born January 2nd, 1921 in Nice.
Died July 7th, 1997 at 76 years old in Tourrette-Levens.
Kurt Adolff
Racecar driver (1921-2012).
Born November 5th, 1921 in Stuttgart.
Died January 24th, 2012 at 90 years old in Kreuth. [ref]
Felix Endrich
Bobsledder (1921-1953).
Born December 5th, 1921 in Basel.
Died January 31st, 1953 at 31 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Kurt Marti
Swiss theologian and poet (1921-2017).
Born January 31st, 1921 in Bern.
Died February 11th, 2017 at 96 years old in Bern.
Paul Guimard
Writer (1921–2004).
Born March 3rd, 1921 in Saint-Mars-la-Jaille.
Died May 2nd, 2004 at 83 years old in Hyères.
Eeva-Liisa Manner
Finnish writer (1921–1995).
Born December 5th, 1921 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1995 at 73 years old in Hatanpää Hospital. [ref]
Hong Deok-young
South korean footballer (1921–2005).
Born May 5th, 1921 in Hamhung.
Died September 13th, 2005 at 84 years old in Seoul.
Gustav Brom
Czech conductor, composer, jazz musician, presenter, saxophonist, lyricist and singer (1921-1995).
Born May 22nd, 1921 in Veľké Leváre. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1995 at 74 years old in Brno. [ref]
Leonardo Costagliola
Italian footballer and manager (1921-2008).
Born October 27th, 1921 in Taranto.
Died March 7th, 2008 at 86 years old in Florence. [ref]
Marianne Grunberg-Manago
French biochemist (1921–2013).
Born January 6th, 1921 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 3rd, 2013 at 91 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jonas Kubilius
Lithuanian mathematician (1921-2011).
Born July 27th, 1921 in Fermos.
Died October 30th, 2011 at 90 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Leo de Gale
Governor-general of grenada (1921-1986).
Born December 28th, 1921 in Grenada.
Died March 23rd, 1986 at 64 years old in England.
Arthur Hoag
American astronomer (1921–1999).
Born January 28th, 1921 in Ann Arbor.
Died July 17th, 1999 at 78 years old in Tucson.
Martin Löb
German mathematician (1921–2006).
Born March 31st, 1921 in Berlin.
Died August 21st, 2006 at 85 years old in Annen.
Geoffrey Crossley
British racing driver.
Born May 11th, 1921 in Derbyshire.
Died January 7th, 2002 at 80 years old in Headington.
Esther Herlitz
Israeli diplomat (1921-2016).
Born October 9th, 1921 in Berlin. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2016 at 94 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle