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In the year 1921
879 Notable birthdays
Amin al-Hafez
3rd president of the syrian arab republic (1921–2009).
Born November 12th, 1921 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2009 at 88 years old in Aleppo. [ref]
Alexander Dubček
First secretary of the czechoslovak communist party (1921-1992).
Born November 27th, 1921 in Uhrovec. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1992 at 70 years old in Prague (car collision).
Hugh Downs
American broadcaster (1921–2020).
Born February 14th, 1921 in Akron.
Died July 2nd, 2020 at 99 years old in Scottsdale. [ref]
Ezzard Charles
American boxer (1921–1975).
Born July 7th, 1921 in Lawrenceville.
Died May 28th, 1975 at 53 years old in Chicago (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Lotfi A. Zadeh
American electrical engineer and computer scientist (1921–2017).
Born February 4th, 1921 in Novkhany. [ref]
Died September 6th, 2017 at 96 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Warren Spahn
American baseball player.
Born April 23rd, 1921 in Buffalo.
Died November 24th, 2003 at 82 years old in Broken Arrow.
Violette Szabo
French-british soe spy.
Born June 26th, 1921 in Levallois-Perret.
Died February 5th, 1945 at 23 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp (ballistic trauma).
Jan Sterling
American actress (1921-2004).
Born April 3rd, 1921 in New York City.
Died March 26th, 2004 at 82 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke, diabetes). [ref]
Peggy Rea
American actress (1921–2011).
Born March 31st, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died February 5th, 2011 at 89 years old in Toluca Lake (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Joan Greenwood
British actress (1921–1987).
Born March 4th, 1921 in Chelsea.
Died February 28th, 1987 at 65 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
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