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In the year 1921

899 Notable birthdays

Lloyd Bentsen

American politician (1921–2006).

Born February 11th, 1921 in Mission.

Died May 23rd, 2006 at 85 years old in Houston (stroke). [ref]

Richard Deacon

American actor (1921-1984).

Born May 14th, 1921 in Philadelphia.

Died August 8th, 1984 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (disease).

Simone Signoret

French actress (1921-1985).

Born March 25th, 1921 in Wiesbaden. [ref]

Died September 30th, 1985 at 64 years old in Autheuil-Authouillet (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Harry K. Daghlian, Jr.

1940s physicist who died of radiation poisoning.

Born May 4th, 1921 in Waterbury. [ref]

Died September 15th, 1945 at 24 years old in Los Alamos (radiation syndrome, irradiation).

Deanna Durbin

Canadian singer and actress (1921-2013).

Born December 4th, 1921 in Winnipeg.

Died April 17th, 2013 at 91 years old in 19th arrondissement of Paris (disease).

John Lindsay

American politician (1921–2000).

Born November 24th, 1921 in New York City.

Died December 19th, 2000 at 79 years old in Hilton Head Island (Parkinson's disease).

Sheb Wooley

American musician and actor (1921–2003).

Born April 10th, 1921 in Erick.

Died September 16th, 2003 at 82 years old in Nashville (leukemia).

Sahir Ludhianvi

Indian urdu and hindi poet (1921–1980).

Born March 8th, 1921 in Ludhiana.

Died October 25th, 1980 at 59 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).

Maurice Richard

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born August 4th, 1921 in Montreal.

Died May 27th, 2000 at 78 years old in Montreal (cardiovascular disease). [ref]

Otto Graham

American football player, coach, executive (1921-2003).

Born December 6th, 1921 in Waukegan. [ref]

Died December 17th, 2003 at 82 years old in Sarasota (aneurysm).

Alexis Smith

Canadian actress (1921-1993).

Born June 8th, 1921 in Penticton. [ref]

Died June 9th, 1993 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). [ref]

Murray Bookchin

American libertarian socialist author, orator, and philosopher (1921–2006).

Born January 14th, 1921 in The Bronx.

Died July 30th, 2006 at 85 years old in Burlington (heart failure). [ref]

Roy Campanella

American baseball player (1921–1993).

Born November 19th, 1921 in Philadelphia.

Died June 26th, 1993 at 71 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).

Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Monarch of luxembourg (1964-2000).

Born January 5th, 1921 in Berg Castle.

Died April 23rd, 2019 at 98 years old in Luxembourg (pneumonia). [ref]

Donald Campbell

English racecar driver and land & water speed record holder (1921-1967).

Born March 23rd, 1921 in Kingston upon Thames.

Died January 4th, 1967 at 45 years old in Coniston Water.

Alan Freed

American disc jockey, songwriter (1921–1965).

Born December 15th, 1921 in Johnstown.

Died January 20th, 1965 at 43 years old in Palm Springs (liver cirrhosis).

Clifton James

American actor (1920-2017).

Born May 29th, 1921 in Spokane.

Died April 15th, 2017 at 95 years old in Gladstone (diabetes). [ref]

Buddy Rogers

American professional wrestler (1921-1992).

Born February 20th, 1921 in Camden.

Died June 26th, 1992 at 71 years old in Fort Lauderdale (stroke).

Richard Egan

American actor (1921–1987).

Born July 29th, 1921 in San Francisco.

Died July 20th, 1987 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).

Joseph Beuys

German artist, teacher, and theorist of art (1921-1986).

Born May 12th, 1921 in Krefeld. [ref]

Died January 23rd, 1986 at 64 years old in Düsseldorf (heart failure). [ref]

Oskar Gröning

German ss non-commissioned officer, accountant in auschwitz concentration camp, convicted for mass murder (1921-2018).

Born June 10th, 1921 in Nienburg/Weser.

Died March 9th, 2018 at 96 years old [ref]

Astor Piazzolla

Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player and arranger.

Born March 11th, 1921 in Mar del Plata.

Died July 5th, 1992 at 71 years old in Buenos Aires.

Harry Secombe

Welsh entertainer.

Born September 8th, 1921 in Swansea. [ref]

Died April 11th, 2001 at 79 years old in Guildford (prostate cancer). [ref]

Marilyn Maxwell

American actress and singer.

Born August 3rd, 1921 in Clarinda. [ref]

Died March 20th, 1972 at 50 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Alida Valli

Italian actress (1921-2006).

Born May 31st, 1921 in Pula. [ref]

Died April 22nd, 2006 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]

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