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In the year 1921

999 Notable birthdays

Geoffrey Crossley

British racing driver.

Born May 11th, 1921 in Derbyshire.

Died January 7th, 2002 at 80 years old in Headington.

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.

Abdul Qadir al-Badri

Former prime minister of libya (1921-2003).

Born December 8th, 1921 in Libya.

Died June 30th, 2003 at 81 years old in Benghazi. [ref]

Émile Bongiorni

French footballer (1921-1949).

Born March 19th, 1921 in Boulogne-Billancourt.

Died May 4th, 1949 at 28 years old in Basilica of Superga.

Christine Brückner

German writer (1921-1996).

Born December 10th, 1921 in Schmillinghausen.

Died December 21st, 1996 at 75 years old in Kassel.

Virginia Gutiérrez de Pineda

Colombian anthropologist (1921–1999).

Born November 4th, 1921 in Socorro.

Died September 2nd, 1999 at 77 years old in Bogotá.

Ludvík Aškenazy

Czech playwright, publicist, scriptwriter and writer (1921–1986).

Born February 24th, 1921 in Český Těšín. [ref]

Died March 18th, 1986 at 65 years old in Bolzano. [ref]

Hyacinthe Thiandoum

Catholic cardinal (1921–2004).

Born February 2nd, 1921 in Popenguine-Ndayane.

Died May 18th, 2004 at 83 years old in Aix-en-Provence.

Imre Kovács

Hungarian footballer (1921–1996).

Born November 26th, 1921 in Budapest.

Died March 9th, 1996 at 74 years old in Budapest.

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]

Joan Colom Altemir

Spanish photographer (1921-2017).

Born April 30th, 1921 in El Raval.

Died September 3rd, 2017 at 96 years old in Barcelona. [ref]

Nicholas DiOrio

American soccer player (1921-2003).

Born February 4th, 1921 in Morgan.

Died September 11th, 2003 at 82 years old in Green Tree (colorectal cancer).

Vera Rózsa

Hungarian singer (1917–2010).

Born May 16th, 1921 in Budapest.

Died October 15th, 2010 at 89 years old in London. [ref]

Heinz Krügel

German footballer-manager (1921-2008).

Born April 24th, 1921 in Planitz.

Died October 27th, 2008 at 87 years old in Magdeburg. [ref]

Nadezhda Troyan

Hero of the soviet union.

Born October 24th, 1921 in Vyerkhnyadzvinsk.

Died September 7th, 2011 at 89 years old in Moscow.

Roger Bocquet

Swiss footballer (1921-1994).

Born April 9th, 1921 in Geneva.

Died March 10th, 1994 at 72 years old in Geneva. [ref]

Ilmar Laaban

Estonian poet and publicist, working in sweden (1921-2000).

Born December 11th, 1921 in Tallinn. [ref]

Died November 29th, 2000 at 78 years old in Stockholm. [ref]

Karl Dedecius

German translator (1921-2016).

Born May 20th, 1921 in Łódź.

Died February 26th, 2016 at 94 years old in Frankfurt.

József Szendi

Hungarian roman catholic archbishop (1921-2017).

Born October 31st, 1921 in Székesfehérvár. [ref]

Died July 23rd, 2017 at 95 years old in Veszprém. [ref]

Billy Hassett

American basketball player (1921–1992).

Born October 21st, 1921 in New York City.

Died November 15th, 1992 at 71 years old in Leonardo.

Paul Falk

German figure skater (1921–2017).

Born December 21st, 1921 in Dortmund.

Died May 20th, 2017 at 95 years old in Queidersbach. [ref]

Giuseppe Delfino

Italian fencer (1921-1999).

Born November 22nd, 1921 in Turin.

Died August 10th, 1999 at 77 years old in Palazzo Canavese.

Aldo Gordini

Racecar driver.

Born May 20th, 1921 in Bologna.

Died January 28th, 1995 at 73 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.

Sun Daolin

Chinese actor and film director (1921-2007).

Born December 18th, 1921 in Beijing.

Died December 28th, 2007 at 86 years old in Shanghai. [ref]

Joaquín Luis Romero Hernández Marchent

Spanish film director and producer (1921-2012).

Born August 26th, 1921 in Madrid.

Died August 16th, 2012 at 90 years old in Madrid.

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