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In the year 1921

899 Notable birthdays

Telmo Zarra

Spanish footballer (1921–2006).

Born January 20th, 1921 in Erandio.

Died February 23rd, 2006 at 85 years old in Bilbao (myocardial infarction).

Vivian Dandridge

American actress and singer (1921-1991).

Born April 22nd, 1921 in Cleveland.

Died October 26th, 1991 at 70 years old in Seattle (stroke).

Joginder Singh Sahnan

Indian soldier, recipient of param vir chakra, born 1921.

Born September 26th, 1921 in Moga.

Died October 23rd, 1962 at 41 years old in Bum La Pass.

Marcel Chevalier

French executioner (1921–2008).

Born February 28th, 1921 in Montrouge. [ref]

Died October 8th, 2008 at 87 years old in Vendôme. [ref]

Kenneth Griffith

Welsh actor (1921-2006).

Born October 12th, 1921 in Tenby.

Died June 25th, 2006 at 84 years old in Penally (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

George Beurling

Second world war flying ace (1921–1948).

Born December 6th, 1921 in Verdun.

Died May 21st, 1948 at 26 years old in Rome. [ref]

Walter Kaufmann

American philosopher.

Born July 1st, 1921 in Freiburg im Breisgau.

Died September 4th, 1980 at 59 years old in Princeton.

Abdul Salam Arif

Iraqi politician (1921-1966).

Born March 21st, 1921 in Baghdad.

Died April 13th, 1966 at 45 years old in Shatt al-Arab (helicopter crash).

Tommy Noonan

American actor, screenwriter and producer (1921-1968).

Born April 29th, 1921 in Bellingham.

Died April 24th, 1968 at 46 years old in Woodland Hills (brain cancer).

Joseph Albert Walker

American test pilot (1921–1966).

Born February 20th, 1921 in Washington.

Died June 8th, 1966 at 45 years old in Barstow.

Constance Baker Motley

American politician and judge (1921-2005).

Born September 14th, 1921 in New Haven.

Died September 28th, 2005 at 84 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Virgilio Barco Vargas

President of colombia (1986-1990).

Born September 17th, 1921 in Cúcuta.

Died May 20th, 1997 at 75 years old in Bogotá (cancer).

Vasily Smyslov

Soviet chess grandmaster (1921–2010).

Born March 24th, 1921 in Moscow.

Died March 27th, 2010 at 89 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]

Jack Kramer

American tennis player.

Born August 1st, 1921 in Las Vegas.

Died September 12th, 2009 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]

Muriel Pavlow

British actress (1921-2019).

Born June 27th, 1921 in Lee.

Died January 19th, 2019 at 97 years old in London (disease). [ref]

Kitty Kallen

American singer (1921-2016).

Born May 25th, 1921 in Philadelphia.

Died January 7th, 2016 at 94 years old in Cuernavaca. [ref]

Joseph Lowery

American minister (1921–2020).

Born October 6th, 1921 in Huntsville.

Died March 27th, 2020 at 98 years old in Atlanta. [ref]

Malcolm Arnold

English composer, conductor (1921–2006).

Born October 21st, 1921 in Northampton.

Died September 23rd, 2006 at 84 years old in Norwich. [ref]

Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar

Indian spiritual guru, philosopher, social reformer and composer.

Born May 21st, 1921 in Jamalpur.

Died October 21st, 1990 at 69 years old in Kolkata.

Gitta Sereny

Austrian publicist and writer (1921–2012).

Born March 13th, 1921 in Vienna.

Died June 14th, 2012 at 91 years old in Addenbrooke's Hospital. [ref]

Humphrey Lyttelton

English jazz trumpeter.

Born May 23rd, 1921 in Eton. [ref]

Died April 25th, 2008 at 86 years old in Barnet General Hospital (aortic aneurysm). [ref]

Aaron T. Beck

American psychiatrist.

Born July 17th, 1921 in Providence. [ref]

Died November 1st, 2021 at 100 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]

Judy Agnew

Second lady of the united states from 1969 to 1973.

Born April 23rd, 1921 in Baltimore.

Died June 20th, 2012 at 91 years old in Rancho Mirage.

Paul Watzlawick

Austrian-american psychologist and philosopher (1921-2007).

Born July 25th, 1921 in Villach. [ref]

Died March 31st, 2007 at 85 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]

Bill Mauldin

American editorial cartoonist (1921–2003).

Born October 29th, 1921 in Mountain Park.

Died January 22nd, 2003 at 81 years old in Newport Beach (Alzheimer's disease).

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