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In the year 1921
1,001 Notable birthdays
Harold Camping
American doomsday prophet (1921-2013).
Born July 19th, 1921 in Boulder.
Died December 15th, 2013 at 92 years old in Alameda (falling from height). [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).
Raymond Williams
Welsh scholar, author, and marxist literary critic (1921–1988).
Born August 31st, 1921 in Pandy.
Died January 26th, 1988 at 66 years old in Saffron Walden (myocardial infarction).
Nelson Riddle
American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator (1921-1985).
Born June 1st, 1921 in Oradell.
Died October 6th, 1985 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure, kidney failure).
Johnny Otis
American musical entertainer (1921–2012).
Born December 28th, 1921 in Vallejo.
Died January 17th, 2012 at 90 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Robert Brown
British actor (1921–2003).
Born July 23rd, 1921 in Swanage.
Died November 11th, 2003 at 82 years old in Swanage (cancer).
Kurt Knispel
German tank commander during world war ii (1921–1945).
Born September 20th, 1921 in Salisov.
Died April 30th, 1945 at 23 years old in Vrbovec. [ref]
Caryl Chessman
American convicted robber, kidnapper, rapist and writer (1921–1960).
Born May 27th, 1921 in St. Joseph.
Died May 2nd, 1960 at 38 years old in San Quentin Rehabilitation Center.
Hazel McCallion
Canadian politician (1921–2023).
Born February 14th, 1921 in Port-Daniel.
Died January 29th, 2023 at 101 years old in Mississauga. [ref]
Chetan Anand
Hindi film producer, screenwriter and director (1915–1997).
Born January 3rd, 1921 in Lahore. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1997 at 76 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Erroll Garner
American jazz pianist and composer (1921–1977).
Born June 15th, 1921 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 2nd, 1977 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest).
George Nader
American actor and writer (1921–2002).
Born October 19th, 1921 in Pasadena.
Died February 4th, 2002 at 80 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Alexandra of Yugoslavia
Queen consort of yugoslavia from 1944 to 1945.
Born March 25th, 1921 in Athens.
Died January 30th, 1993 at 71 years old in East Sussex (cancer).
Giulietta Masina
Italian actress (1921–1994).
Born February 22nd, 1921 in San Giorgio di Piano. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1994 at 73 years old in Rome (lung cancer).
Farley Mowat
Canadian writer and environmentalist (1921–2014).
Born May 12th, 1921 in Belleville.
Died May 6th, 2014 at 92 years old in Cobourg.
Artem Sergeev
Soviet general, adopted son of stalin (1921-2008).
Born March 5th, 1921 in Moscow.
Died January 15th, 2008 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Chris Marker
French filmmaker (1921–2012).
Born July 29th, 1921 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died July 29th, 2012 at 91 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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]
Daniel Berrigan
American catholic priest, peace activist, and poet (1921–2016).
Born May 9th, 1921 in Virginia.
Died April 30th, 2016 at 94 years old in The Bronx. [ref]
Hannie Schaft
Dutch communist resistance fighter and martyr (1920–1945).
Born September 16th, 1921 in Haarlem. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1945 at 23 years old in Bloemendaal (gunshot wound). [ref]
Gunnar Nordahl
Swedish association football player (1921-1995).
Born October 19th, 1921 in Hörnefors.
Died September 15th, 1995 at 73 years old in Alghero.
Jeff Donnell
American actress (1921–1988).
Born July 10th, 1921 in Windham.
Died April 11th, 1988 at 66 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
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