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In the year 1921
999 Notable birthdays
Gordon Thomas
British competitive cyclist (1921–2013).
Born August 18th, 1921 in Shipley.
Died April 10th, 2013 at 91 years old in Peterborough.
Antonio María Javierre Ortas
Catholic cardinal, priest of salesians of saint john bosco (1921-2007).
Born February 21st, 1921 in Siétamo.
Died February 1st, 2007 at 85 years old in Rome. [ref]
Paulos Tzadua
Cardinal; ethiopian catholic archbishop of addis abeba (1921-2003).
Born August 25th, 1921 in Ethiopia.
Died December 11th, 2003 at 82 years old in Rome.
Remo Gaspari
Italian politician (1921-2011).
Born July 10th, 1921 in Gissi.
Died July 19th, 2011 at 90 years old in Gissi (myocardial infarction).
Alfred Bengsch
German cleric, roman catholic bishop and cardinal (1921–1979).
Born September 10th, 1921 in Berlin.
Died December 13th, 1979 at 58 years old in East Berlin.
Georgi Natanson
Soviet film director (1921–2017).
Died December 17th, 2017 at 96 years old in Moscow.
Felix Maria Davídek
Bishop of the roman catholic church (1921–1988).
Born January 12th, 1921 in Brno, Horní Štěpánov, Brno-Chrlice. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1988 at 67 years old in Brno. [ref]
Yvon Bourges
French politician (1921–2009).
Died April 18th, 2009 at 87 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Jack Archer
English sprinter (1921–1997).
Born August 10th, 1921 in Nottingham.
Died July 29th, 1997 at 75 years old in Cheltenham.
Yevgeny Babich
Russian ice hockey player (1921–1972).
Born January 7th, 1921 in Moscow.
Died June 11th, 1972 at 51 years old in Moscow (hanging to death).
Adelaide João
Portuguese actress (1921-2021).
Born July 27th, 1921 in Lisbon.
Died February 3rd, 2021 at 99 years old in Casa do Artista (COVID-19). [ref]
Christine de Rivoyre
French writer.
Born November 29th, 1921 in Tarbes. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2019 at 97 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Halina Kwiatkowska
Polish actress.
Born April 25th, 1921 in Bochnia.
Died November 12th, 2020 at 99 years old in Konstancin-Jeziorna. [ref]
Ivan Shamiakin
Belarusian writer and politician (1921-2004).
Born January 30th, 1921 in Karma.
Died October 14th, 2004 at 83 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Walter Brom
Polish footballer (1921-1968).
Born February 14th, 1921 in Chorzów.
Died June 18th, 1968 at 47 years old in Chorzów.
Yitzhak Orpaz
Israeli writer (1921–2015).
Born October 15th, 1921 in Zinkiv. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2015 at 93 years old
Dagmar Normet
Estonian writer and sports pedagogue (1921-2008).
Born February 13th, 1921 in Tallinn.
Died October 16th, 2008 at 87 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński
Polish screenwriter (1921–2010).
Born July 1st, 1921 in Warsaw.
Died June 12th, 2010 at 88 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Maria Judite de Carvalho
20th-century portuguese author.
Born September 18th, 1921 in Lisbon.
Died January 18th, 1998 at 76 years old in Lisbon.
Petter Hugsted
Norwegian footballer (1921-2000).
Born July 11th, 1921 in Kongsberg.
Died May 16th, 2000 at 78 years old in Kongsberg.
Harold Johnson
American astronomer (1921–1980).
Born April 17th, 1921 in Denver.
Died April 2nd, 1980 at 58 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Izabella Bashmakova
Russian historian of mathematics (1921-2005).
Born January 3rd, 1921 in Rostov-on-Don. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2005 at 84 years old in Zvenigorod.
Ervin Katnić
Serbian footballer (1922–1979).
Born September 2nd, 1921 in Split.
Died January 4th, 1979 at 57 years old in Split.
Harald Philipp
German film director and producer (1921–1999).
Born April 24th, 1921 in Hamburg.
Died July 5th, 1999 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Edith Elizabeth Farkas
Antarctic researcher & meteorologist.
Born October 13th, 1921 in Gyula.
Died February 3rd, 1993 at 71 years old in Wellington (bone cancer).
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