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In the year 1921
1,000 Notable birthdays
Richard Deacon
American actor (1921–1984).
Born May 14th, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died August 8th, 1984 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (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).
Paul Schäfer
German criminal and founder of a sect and agricultural commune colonia dignidad in chile (1921-2010).
Born December 4th, 1921 in Bonn.
Died April 24th, 2010 at 88 years old in Santiago (heart failure). [ref]
Lloyd Bentsen
American politician (1921–2006).
Born February 11th, 1921 in Mission.
Died May 23rd, 2006 at 85 years old in Houston (stroke). [ref]
Frank Thornton
British actor (1921–2013).
Born January 15th, 1921 in London.
Died March 16th, 2013 at 92 years old in London. [ref]
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 (1921–1945).
Born May 4th, 1921 in Waterbury. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1945 at 24 years old in Los Alamos (radiation syndrome, irradiation).
Yuri Kochiyama
American civil rights activist (1921-2014).
Born May 19th, 1921 in San Pedro.
Died June 2nd, 2014 at 93 years old in Berkeley.
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).
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).
Alexis Smith
Canadian-born american actress and singer (1921-1993).
Born June 8th, 1921 in Penticton.
Died June 9th, 1993 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer).
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]
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).
Maurice Richard
Canadian ice hockey player (1921–2000).
Born August 4th, 1921 in Montreal.
Died May 27th, 2000 at 78 years old in Montreal (cardiovascular disease).
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).
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]
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]
Harry Secombe
Welsh entertainer (1921–2001).
Born September 8th, 1921 in St Thomas.
Died April 11th, 2001 at 79 years old in Guildford (prostate cancer).
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.
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