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March 21st

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617 Notable birthdays

Wakatsuki Reijirō

Japanese politician (1866–1949).

Born March 21st, 1866 in Matsue.

Died November 20th, 1949 at 83 years old in Ito (angina pectoris).

Jiří Kylián

Czech dance choreographer.

Born March 21st, 1947 (age 79 years) in Prague. [ref]

Emily Infeld

American athletics competitor.

Born March 21st, 1990 (age 36 years) in Ohio.

Alda Merini

Italian writer and poet (1931-2009).

Born March 21st, 1931 in Milan.

Died November 1st, 2009 at 78 years old in Milan (bone cancer). [ref]

Albert Allen Bartlett

American professor of physics (1923–2013).

Born March 21st, 1923 in Shanghai.

Died September 7th, 2013 at 90 years old in Boulder. [ref]

Marlies Göhr

German athlete.

Born March 21st, 1958 (age 68 years) in Gera.

Francesco Lollobrigida

Italian politician (born 1972).

Born March 21st, 1972 (age 54 years) in Tivoli.

Jane Wolfe

American silent film character actress and thelemite (1875-1958).

Born March 21st, 1875 in St. Petersburg.

Died March 29th, 1958 at 83 years old in Glendale.

Surya Bahadur Thapa

Prime minister of nepal (1928-2015).

Born March 21st, 1928 in Dhankuta.

Died April 15th, 2015 at 87 years old in New Delhi (respiratory failure).

Gila von Weitershausen

German actress.

Born March 21st, 1944 (age 82 years) in Trzebnica.

Hernán Siles Zuazo

President of bolivia variously in the 20th century.

Born March 21st, 1914 in La Paz.

Died August 6th, 1996 at 82 years old in Montevideo.

Erich Kunzel

American orchestra conductor; conductor of the cincinnati pops orchestra (1935–2009).

Born March 21st, 1935 in New York City.

Died September 1st, 2009 at 74 years old in Bar Harbor (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Fausto Cercignani

Italian scholar, essayist and poet.

Born March 21st, 1941 (age 85 years) in Cagliari.

Ingrid Kristiansen

Norwegian marathon runner.

Born March 21st, 1956 (age 70 years) in Trondheim.

Clarice Beckett

Australian artist (1887-1935).

Born March 21st, 1887 in Casterton.

Died July 7th, 1935 at 48 years old in Sandringham.

Andrés Chávez

Argentine footballer.

Born March 21st, 1991 (age 35 years) in Buenos Aires.

Vladimir Antonov-Ovseenko

Prominent soviet bolshevik leader/diplomat (1883-1938).

Born March 21st, 1883 in Chernihiv.

Died February 10th, 1938 at 54 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).

Halton Arp

Astronomer from the united states (1927-2013).

Born March 21st, 1927 in New York City.

Died December 28th, 2013 at 86 years old in Munich (stroke). [ref]

Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi

Sixth president of the islamic azad university.

Born March 21st, 1965 in Tehran.

Died June 13th, 2025 at 60 years old in Tehran (airstrike). [ref]

George Leslie Mackay

First presbyterian missionary to northern taiwan (1844-1901).

Born March 21st, 1844 in Embro.

Died June 2nd, 1901 at 57 years old in Tamsui District (laryngeal cancer).

Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau

Member of the dutch royal family.

Born March 21st, 2004 (age 22 years) in Bronovo Hospital.

Sven Andrighetto

Swiss ice hockey player.

Born March 21st, 1993 (age 33 years) in Sumiswald. [ref]

Harrison White

American sociologist (1930–2024).

Born March 21st, 1930 in Washington, D.C..

Died May 19th, 2024 at 94 years old in Tucson. [ref]

Sidney Franklin

American filmmaker (1893–1972).

Born March 21st, 1893 in San Francisco.

Died May 18th, 1972 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).

Solomon Alabi

Nigerian basketball player.

Born March 21st, 1988 (age 38 years) in Kaduna.

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