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October 21st
537 Notable birthdays
Alexey Lyapunov
Russian mathematician.
Born October 21st, 1911 in Moscow.
Died June 23rd, 1973 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Yakov Flier
Russian musician (1912–1977).
Born October 21st, 1912 in Orekhovo-Zuyevo.
Died December 18th, 1977 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Fahad Talib
Iraqi association football player مسلم شيعي.
Born October 21st, 1994 (age 31 years) in Baghdad.
George Peabody Gooch
British politician (1873-1968).
Born October 21st, 1873 in London.
Died August 31st, 1968 at 94 years old in London.
Yu Kwang-chung
Taiwanese poet.
Born October 21st, 1928 in Nanjing.
Died December 14th, 2017 at 89 years old in Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital (pneumonia).
Adolph Strecker
German chemist (1822–1871).
Born October 21st, 1822 in Darmstadt.
Died November 7th, 1871 at 49 years old in Würzburg.
Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen
Norwegian politician.
Born October 21st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Bergen. [ref]
Osamu Watanabe
Japanese wrestlers (1940–2022).
Born October 21st, 1940 in Wassamu.
Died October 1st, 2022 at 81 years old in Tokyo (heart attack). [ref]
Nadia Nerina
South african ballet dancer (1927–2008).
Born October 21st, 1927 in Cape Town, Bloemfontein. [ref]
Died October 6th, 2008 at 80 years old in Beaulieu-sur-Mer. [ref]
Oliver Paasch
German-speaking belgian politician.
Born October 21st, 1971 (age 54 years) in Malmedy.
Bruno Henrique Corsini
Brazilian footballer and manager.
Born October 21st, 1989 (age 36 years) in Apucarana.
Åslaug Haga
Norwegian diplomat and politician.
Born October 21st, 1959 (age 66 years) in Nes Municipality.
Fritz Wintersteller
Austrian mountain climber (1927-2018).
Born October 21st, 1927 in Innsbruck.
Died September 15th, 2018 at 90 years old in Salzburg.
Fred De Bruyne
Belgian cyclist (1930–1994).
Born October 21st, 1930 in Berlare.
Died February 4th, 1994 at 63 years old in Seillans.
Kenji Fukuda
Japanese association football player.
Born October 21st, 1977 (age 48 years) in Niihama.
Mariya Borovichenko
Medical officer in wwii, hero of the soviet union.
Born October 21st, 1925 in Kyiv.
Died July 14th, 1943 at 17 years old in Ivnyansky District.
Boro Jovanović
Croatian tennis player (1939–2023).
Born October 21st, 1939 in Zagreb.
Died December 19th, 2023 at 84 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Marita Petersen
Prime minister of the faroe islands (1940-2001).
Born October 21st, 1940 in Vágur.
Died August 26th, 2001 at 60 years old in Tórshavn (cancer).
Mukhsin Mukhamadiev
Football manager and former player.
Born October 21st, 1966 in Dushanbe.
Died January 1st, 2026 at 59 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Orlando Aravena
Chilean association football player.
Born October 21st, 1942 in Talca.
Died March 21st, 2024 at 81 years old in Santiago (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
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