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In the year 1921
1,001 Notable birthdays
Aaron Beck
American psychiatrist, researcher, therapist.
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.
Died March 31st, 2007 at 85 years old in Palo Alto.
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).
David Gale
American mathematician (1921–2008).
Born December 13th, 1921 in Manhattan.
Died March 7th, 2008 at 86 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Yoichiro Nambu
American theoretical physicist (1921-2015).
Born January 18th, 1921 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died July 5th, 2015 at 94 years old in Toyonaka (myocardial infarction).
Antonino Rocca
Italian professional wrestler (1921–1977).
Born April 13th, 1921 in Treviso.
Died May 15th, 1977 at 56 years old in New York City.
Jean-Marie Balestre
French auto racing executive.
Born April 9th, 1921 in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.
Died March 26th, 2008 at 86 years old in Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Wesley Lau
American actor (1921-1984).
Born June 18th, 1921 in Sheboygan.
Died August 30th, 1984 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Howell Heflin
Democratic united states senator from alabama (1921-2005).
Born June 19th, 1921 in Poulan.
Died March 29th, 2005 at 83 years old in Sheffield (myocardial infarction).
Janet Blair
Actress (1921-2007).
Born April 23rd, 1921 in Altoona.
Died February 19th, 2007 at 85 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia). [ref]
Edgar Morin
French philosopher and sociologist (1921–2026).
Died May 29th, 2026 at 104 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ágnes Keleti
Hungarian-israeli artistic gymnast (1921–2025).
Born January 9th, 1921 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2025 at 103 years old in Budapest (pneumonia, heart failure, respiratory failure). [ref]
Rudolf von Ribbentrop
German ss officer (1921–2019).
Born May 11th, 1921 in Wiesbaden.
Died May 20th, 2019 at 98 years old in Ratingen. [ref]
James Anderson
American television and film actor (1921-1969).
Born July 13th, 1921 in Wetumpka.
Died September 14th, 1969 at 48 years old in Billings (myocardial infarction).
Marie Maynard Daly
American biochemist (1921–2003).
Born April 16th, 1921 in Queens. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2003 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
Martin James Monti
American air force pilot in wwii who defected to the axis, and joined the ss.
Born October 24th, 1921 in St. Louis.
Died September 11th, 2000 at 78 years old in Missouri.
Nexhmije Hoxha
Albanian politician (1921–2020).
Born February 8th, 1921 in Bitola.
Died February 26th, 2020 at 99 years old in Tirana. [ref]
William Arthur Ward
American writer.
Born December 17th, 1921 in Louisiana.
Died March 30th, 1994 at 72 years old
Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati
17th chief justice of india (1921–2017).
Born December 21st, 1921 in Gujarat.
Died June 15th, 2017 at 95 years old in New Delhi (kidney failure).
Franco Corelli
Italian operatic tenor (1921-2003).
Born April 8th, 1921 in Ancona.
Died October 29th, 2003 at 82 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction).
Ken Adam
Uk motion picture production designer (1921-2016).
Born February 5th, 1921 in Berlin.
Died March 10th, 2016 at 95 years old in London. [ref]
Shin Kyuk-ho
South korean businessman (1921–2020).
Born November 3rd, 1921 in Ulsan.
Died January 19th, 2020 at 98 years old in Seoul.
Mary Douglas
British anthropologist (1921–2007).
Born March 25th, 1921 in Sanremo.
Died May 16th, 2007 at 86 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Art Clokey
American animator (1921-2010).
Born October 12th, 1921 in Detroit.
Died January 8th, 2010 at 88 years old in Los Osos (infectious disease). [ref]
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