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August 21st

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473 Notable birthdays

Bernhard Germeshausen

East german bobsledder (1951–2022).

Born August 21st, 1951 in Heilbad Heiligenstadt.

Died April 15th, 2022 at 70 years old in Schwansee. [ref]

Edmund Mortimer

Actor (1874-1944).

Born August 21st, 1874 in New York City.

Died May 21st, 1944 at 69 years old in Los Angeles.

Marijo Strahonja

Football referee.

Born August 21st, 1975 (age 50 years) in Zagreb.

Alain Wiss

Swiss footballer.

Born August 21st, 1990 (age 35 years) in Littau.

Gehnäll Persson

Swedish equestrian (1910-1976).

Born August 21st, 1910 in Steneby församling.

Died July 16th, 1976 at 65 years old in Köping.

Nathan Twaddle

New zealand rower.

Born August 21st, 1976 (age 49 years) in Hamilton.

Carl Robert Osten-Sacken

Russian entomologist and diplomat (1828–1906).

Born August 21st, 1828 in Saint Petersburg.

Died May 20th, 1906 at 77 years old in Heidelberg.

Jiří Lála

Czech ice hockey player.

Born August 21st, 1959 (age 66 years) in Tábor. [ref]

Kurt Stettler

Swiss footballer (1932–2020).

Born August 21st, 1932 in Stettlen.

Died December 8th, 2020 at 88 years old in Zurich (COVID-19). [ref]

Keetie van Oosten-Hage

Dutch cyclist.

Born August 21st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Sint-Maartensdijk.

Gerardo Barbero

Argentine chess player (1961–2001).

Born August 21st, 1961 in Lanús.

Died March 4th, 2001 at 39 years old in Budapest (cancer).

Ken Richardson

British racecar driver (1911-1997).

Born August 21st, 1911 in Bourne.

Died June 27th, 1997 at 85 years old in Bourne.

Allan Bentsen

Danish table tennis player.

Born August 21st, 1968 (age 57 years) in Odense.

Cecilie Løveid

Norwegian writer.

Born August 21st, 1951 (age 74 years) in Mysen.

Rodney Paavola

American ice hockey player.

Born August 21st, 1939 in Hancock.

Died December 3rd, 1995 at 56 years old

Angel Karaliychev

Bulgarian writer (1902–1972).

Born August 21st, 1902 in Strazhitsa.

Died December 14th, 1972 at 70 years old in Sofia.

Kadriye Nurmambet

Crimean tatar, folk singer, folklorist.

Born August 21st, 1933 in Dobruja.

Died January 31st, 2023 at 89 years old in Bucharest. [ref]

Carl Gegenbaur

German scientist (1826–1903).

Born August 21st, 1826 in Würzburg.

Died June 14th, 1903 at 76 years old in Heidelberg.

Ryan Griffiths

Australian soccer player.

Born August 21st, 1981 (age 44 years) in Sydney.

Francisco José Olivas

Spanish soccer player.

Born August 21st, 1988 (age 37 years) in Antequera.

Lana Gehring

American short track speed skater.

Born August 21st, 1990 (age 35 years) in Chicago.

Koki Sakamoto

Japanese artistic gymnast.

Born August 21st, 1986 (age 39 years) in Osaka.

Zoltán Dömötör

Hungarian water polo player (1935–2019).

Born August 21st, 1935 in Budapest.

Died November 20th, 2019 at 84 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Vera Ulyakina

Russian volleyball player.

Born August 21st, 1986 (age 39 years) in Nizhny Novgorod.

Ernesto Fígoli

Uruguayan football manager (1888–1951).

Born August 21st, 1888 in Montevideo.

Died July 26th, 1951 at 62 years old in Montevideo.

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