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In the year 1921

1,000 Notable birthdays

Yvon Bourges

French politician (1921–2009).

Born June 29th, 1921 in Pau.

Died April 18th, 2009 at 87 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.

Bertil Antonsson

Swedish amateur wrestler (1921-2006).

Born July 19th, 1921 in Trollhättan.

Died November 27th, 2006 at 85 years old in Trollhättan.

Helmut Bantz

West german gymnast (1921–2004).

Born September 14th, 1921 in Speyer.

Died October 3rd, 2004 at 83 years old in Brauweiler. [ref]

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]

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]

Countess Georgina von Wilczek

Princess consort of liechtenstein.

Born October 24th, 1921 in Graz.

Died October 18th, 1989 at 67 years old in Grabs.

Theodor Reimann

Slovak footballer (1921–1982).

Born February 10th, 1921 in Zvolen. [ref]

Died August 30th, 1982 at 61 years old in Bratislava.

Göthe Grefbo

Swedish actor (1921-1991).

Born October 30th, 1921 in Föllinge.

Died May 17th, 1991 at 69 years old in Stockholm.

Remo Gaspari

Italian politician (1921-2011).

Born July 10th, 1921 in Gissi.

Died July 19th, 2011 at 90 years old in Gissi (myocardial infarction).

Michel Bonnevie

Basketball player (1921–2018).

Born November 19th, 1921 in Chaville.

Died September 6th, 2018 at 96 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine.

Georgi Natanson

Soviet film director (1921–2017).

Born May 23rd, 1921 in Kazan.

Died December 17th, 2017 at 96 years old in Moscow.

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]

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).

Halina Kwiatkowska

Polish actress.

Born April 25th, 1921 in Bochnia.

Died November 12th, 2020 at 99 years old in Konstancin-Jeziorna. [ref]

Yitzhak Orpaz

Israeli writer (1921–2015).

Born October 15th, 1921 in Zinkiv. [ref]

Died August 14th, 2015 at 93 years old

Josef Holeček

Czechoslovak canoeist and speed canoeist (1921–2005).

Born January 21st, 1921 in Říčany.

Died February 20th, 2005 at 84 years old in Prague.

Maria Judite de Carvalho

20th-century portuguese author.

Born September 18th, 1921 in Lisbon.

Died January 18th, 1998 at 76 years old in Lisbon.

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).

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]

Walter Brom

Polish footballer (1921-1968).

Born February 14th, 1921 in Chorzów.

Died June 18th, 1968 at 47 years old in Chorzów.

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.

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]

Ursula B. Marvin

American geologist, mineralogist and historian of science (1921-2018).

Born August 20th, 1921 in Bradford. [ref]

Died February 12th, 2018 at 96 years old in Concord. [ref]

Laura Conti

Italian physician (1921–1993).

Born March 31st, 1921 in Udine. [ref]

Died May 25th, 1993 at 72 years old in Milan. [ref]

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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