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October 21st

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537 Notable birthdays

James Dunn

British new testament scholar and theologian (1939-2020).

Born October 21st, 1939 in Birmingham.

Died June 26th, 2020 at 80 years old in Chichester. [ref]

Fred Hersch

American jazz pianist.

Born October 21st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Cincinnati.

Wolfgang Ketterle

German physicist.

Born October 21st, 1957 (age 68 years) in Heidelberg.

Irán Eory

Iranian actress (1939–2002).

Born October 21st, 1939 in Tehran.

Died March 10th, 2002 at 62 years old in Mexico City (brain tumor, cerebral edema).

May'n

Japanese singer.

Born October 21st, 1989 (age 36 years) in Nagoya.

Lavinia Miloșovici

Romanian artistic gymnast and model (born 1976).

Born October 21st, 1976 (age 49 years) in Lugoj.

Pat Tiberi

American politician.

Born October 21st, 1962 (age 63 years) in Columbus.

Sergey Guriyev

Russian economist (born 1971).

Born October 21st, 1971 (age 54 years) in Vladikavkaz.

Ted Shawn

American dancer (1891–1972).

Born October 21st, 1891 in Kansas City.

Died January 9th, 1972 at 80 years old in Orlando.

Éric Chahi

French computer game designer (born 1967).

Born October 21st, 1967 (age 58 years) in Yerres.

Lila Abu-Lughod

Palestinian-american anthropologist.

Born October 21st, 1952 (age 73 years) in United States.

Raphaël Lenglet

French actor.

Born October 21st, 1976 (age 49 years) in Picardy.

Edmond Hamilton

American science fiction writer (1904–1977).

Born October 21st, 1904 in Youngstown.

Died February 1st, 1977 at 72 years old in Lancaster.

Warren Weaver

American mathematician (1894–1978).

Born October 21st, 1894 in Reedsburg. [ref]

Died November 24th, 1978 at 84 years old in New Milford.

Julie Bell

American artist.

Born October 21st, 1958 (age 67 years) in Beaumont.

Evgeny Lifshitz

Soviet physicist (1915-1985).

Born October 21st, 1915 in Kharkiv.

Died October 29th, 1985 at 70 years old in Moscow.

Martin Creed

British conceptual artist, composer, and performer (born 1968).

Born October 21st, 1968 (age 57 years) in Wakefield.

Vern Mikkelsen

American basketball player (1928–2013).

Born October 21st, 1928 in Parlier.

Died November 21st, 2013 at 85 years old in Wayzata. [ref]

Thomas Cavalier-Smith

British biologist (1942–2021).

Born October 21st, 1942 in London.

Died March 19th, 2021 at 78 years old [ref]

Geof Darrow

American comic artist.

Born October 21st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Cedar Rapids.

Jean-Pierre Sauvage

French nanotechnologist.

Born October 21st, 1944 (age 81 years) in Paris.

Hilário

Portuguese association football player.

Born October 21st, 1975 (age 50 years) in São Pedro da Cova.

Richard Shirreff

British army general.

Born October 21st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Kenya Colony.

Gusztáv Jány

Hungarian military officer (1883–1947).

Born October 21st, 1883 in Rajka.

Died November 26th, 1947 at 64 years old in Budapest (gunshot wound).

Jerry Lewis

American politician (1934–2021).

Born October 21st, 1934 in Seattle.

Died July 15th, 2021 at 86 years old in Redlands. [ref]

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