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In the year 1921
1,000 Notable birthdays
Alexander Dubček
First secretary of the czechoslovak communist party (1921-1992).
Born November 27th, 1921 in Uhrovec. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1992 at 70 years old in Prague (car collision).
Marilyn Maxwell
American actress and singer (1921–1972).
Born August 3rd, 1921 in Clarinda.
Died March 20th, 1972 at 50 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Amin al-Hafez
3rd president of the syrian arab republic (1921–2009).
Born November 12th, 1921 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2009 at 88 years old in Aleppo. [ref]
Oskar Gröning
Accountant in auschwitz (1921–2018).
Born June 10th, 1921 in Nienburg/Weser.
Died March 9th, 2018 at 96 years old in Lower Saxony. [ref]
Hugh Downs
American broadcaster (1921–2020).
Born February 14th, 1921 in Akron.
Died July 2nd, 2020 at 99 years old in Scottsdale. [ref]
Ezzard Charles
American boxer (1921–1975).
Born July 7th, 1921 in Lawrenceville.
Died May 28th, 1975 at 53 years old in Chicago (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Warren Spahn
American baseball player (1921–2003).
Born April 23rd, 1921 in Buffalo.
Died November 24th, 2003 at 82 years old in Broken Arrow.
Mike Douglas
Entertainer, talk show host (1921–2006).
Born August 11th, 1921 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 11th, 2006 at 85 years old in North Palm Beach (disease). [ref]
Violette Szabo
French-british soe spy.
Born June 26th, 1921 in Levallois-Perret.
Died February 5th, 1945 at 23 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp (gunshot wound).
Jan Sterling
American actress (1921–2004).
Born April 3rd, 1921 in New York City.
Died March 26th, 2004 at 82 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke, diabetes).
Joan Greenwood
British actress (1921–1987).
Born March 4th, 1921 in Chelsea.
Died February 28th, 1987 at 65 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Lotfi A. Zadeh
American electrical engineer and computer scientist (1921–2017).
Born February 4th, 1921 in Novkhany. [ref]
Died September 6th, 2017 at 96 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Peggy Rea
American actress (1921–2011).
Born March 31st, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died February 5th, 2011 at 89 years old in Toluca Lake (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Warren Anderson
American chemical executive (1921–2014).
Born November 29th, 1921 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2014 at 92 years old in Vero Beach. [ref]
Dmitri Polyakov
Soviet major general, high-ranking gru officer, and prominent cold war spy.
Born July 6th, 1921 in Starobilsk.
Died March 15th, 1988 at 66 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Angelo Dundee
American boxing trainer.
Born August 30th, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died February 1st, 2012 at 90 years old in Tampa (heart failure). [ref]
Gene Saks
American stage and film director (1921–2015).
Born November 8th, 1921 in New York City.
Died March 28th, 2015 at 93 years old in East Hampton (pneumonia).
Hal David
American poet and lyricist (1921–2012).
Born May 25th, 1921 in New York City.
Died September 1st, 2012 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]
Gory Guerrero
Mexican-american professional wrestler (1921-1990).
Born January 11th, 1921 in Arizona.
Died April 18th, 1990 at 69 years old in El Paso.
Diana Barrymore
American actress (1921–1960).
Born March 3rd, 1921 in New York City.
Died January 25th, 1960 at 38 years old in New York City (drug overdose).
Earl Nightingale
American motivational speaker (1921-1989).
Born March 12th, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died March 25th, 1989 at 68 years old in Scottsdale.
Jon Hendricks
American jazz singer, lyricist, jazz critic and historian (1921–2017).
Born September 16th, 1921 in Newark. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 2017 at 96 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Akio Morita
Japanese businessman (1921-1999).
Born January 26th, 1921 in Nagoya. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1999 at 78 years old in Saiseikai Central Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Carl Betz
American stage, film and television actor (1921-1978).
Born March 9th, 1921 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 18th, 1978 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
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