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In the year 1921
899 Notable birthdays
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]
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).
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).
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]
Warren Spahn
American baseball player (1921–2003).
Born April 23rd, 1921 in Buffalo.
Died November 24th, 2003 at 82 years old in Broken Arrow.
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 (ballistic trauma).
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).
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]
Joan Greenwood
British actress (1921–1987).
Born March 4th, 1921 in Chelsea.
Died February 28th, 1987 at 65 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
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]
Angelo Dundee
American boxing trainer.
Born August 30th, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died February 1st, 2012 at 90 years old in Tampa (heart failure). [ref]
Earl Nightingale
American motivational speaker (1921-1989).
Born March 12th, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died March 25th, 1989 at 68 years old in Scottsdale.
Hal David
American lyricist (1921–2012).
Born May 25th, 1921 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2012 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction, stroke). [ref]
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).
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).
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.
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).
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]
Susan Peters
American actress (1921-1952).
Born July 3rd, 1921 in Spokane.
Died October 23rd, 1952 at 31 years old in Visalia (pneumonia, pyelonephritis, bronchopneumonia, starvation).
Harold Camping
American doomsday prophet.
Born July 19th, 1921 in Boulder.
Died December 15th, 2013 at 92 years old in Alameda (fall). [ref]
Saul Zaentz
American film producer and record company executive (1921-2014).
Born February 28th, 1921 in Passaic.
Died January 3rd, 2014 at 92 years old in San Francisco (Alzheimer's disease).
Kenneth Arrow
American economist (1921-2017).
Born August 23rd, 1921 in New York City.
Died February 21st, 2017 at 95 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Elizabeth Wilson
American actress (1921-2015).
Born April 4th, 1921 in Grand Rapids.
Died May 9th, 2015 at 94 years old in New Haven (disease).
George Roy Hill
American film director (1921–2002).
Born December 20th, 1921 in Minneapolis.
Died December 27th, 2002 at 81 years old in New York City (Parkinson's disease).
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