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In the year 1921
899 Notable birthdays
Raymond Williams
Welsh scholar, author, and marxist literary critic.
Born August 31st, 1921 in Pandy, Monmouthshire. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1988 at 66 years old in Saffron Walden (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nelson Riddle
American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator (1921-1985).
Born June 1st, 1921 in Oradell. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1985 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
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]
Sheila MacRae
English-born american actress, singer, dancer.
Born September 24th, 1921 in London.
Died March 6th, 2014 at 92 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (disease).
Caryl Chessman
Convicted robber, kidnapper and rapist, writer.
Born May 27th, 1921 in St. Joseph. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1960 at 38 years old in San Quentin State Prison. [ref]
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. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1977 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]
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 author and environmentalist.
Born May 12th, 1921 in Belleville. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2014 at 92 years old in Cobourg. [ref]
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.
Paddy Roy Bates
Founder of the principality of sealand (1921-2012).
Born August 29th, 1921 in Ealing.
Died October 9th, 2012 at 91 years old in Leigh-on-Sea (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Chris Marker
French filmmaker.
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.
Born May 9th, 1921 in Virginia.
Died April 30th, 2016 at 94 years old in The Bronx. [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
Actress (1921-1988).
Born July 10th, 1921 in Windham.
Died April 11th, 1988 at 66 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Joe Fagan
English footballer and manager (1921-2001).
Born March 12th, 1921 in Liverpool.
Died June 30th, 2001 at 80 years old in Liverpool (cancer).
Al Jaffee
American cartoonist (1921–2023).
Born March 13th, 1921 in Savannah. [ref]
Died April 10th, 2023 at 102 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Nancy Kelly
American actress (1921–1995).
Born March 25th, 1921 in Lowell.
Died January 2nd, 1995 at 73 years old in Bel Air (diabetes).
Robert Muldoon
Prime minister of new zealand, politician (1921–1992).
Born September 25th, 1921 in Auckland.
Died August 5th, 1992 at 70 years old in Auckland.
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