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In the year 1921
1,001 Notable birthdays
Jim McKay
American television sports journalist (1921–2008).
Born September 24th, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died June 7th, 2008 at 86 years old in Baltimore County. [ref]
Todd Karns
American actor (1921-2000).
Born January 14th, 1921 in Hollywood.
Died February 5th, 2000 at 79 years old in Ajijic.
Hannah Szenes
Jewish poet and anti-nazi fighter in world war ii.
Born July 17th, 1921 in Budapest.
Died November 7th, 1944 at 23 years old in Budapest (gunshot wound).
LeRoy Neiman
Painter and printmaker (1921-2012).
Born June 8th, 1921 in Saint Paul.
Died June 20th, 2012 at 91 years old in New York City. [ref]
Webb Pierce
American country musician (1921–1991).
Born August 8th, 1921 in West Monroe.
Died February 25th, 1991 at 69 years old (pancreatic cancer).
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
Indian soldier, recipient of param vir chakra (1921–1962).
Born September 26th, 1921 in Moga.
Died October 23rd, 1962 at 41 years old in Bum La Pass.
Franklin J. Schaffner
American film director (1920–1989).
Died July 2nd, 1989 at 68 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer).
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
German-american philosopher (1921–1980).
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 (1921–2009).
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).
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]
Malcolm Arnold
English composer and 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 (1921–1990).
Born May 21st, 1921 in Jamalpur.
Died October 21st, 1990 at 69 years old in Kolkata.
Humphrey Lyttelton
English jazz trumpeter (1921–2008).
Died April 25th, 2008 at 86 years old in Barnet General Hospital (aortic aneurysm). [ref]
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