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In the year 1921

794 Notable birthdays

Albert Scott Crossfield

United states navy officer (1921-2006).

Born October 2nd, 1921 in Berkeley.

Died April 19th, 2006 at 84 years old in Atlanta (aviation accident). [ref]

Jon Hendricks

American jazz singer, lyricist, jazz critic and historian.

Born September 16th, 1921 in Newark. [ref]

Died November 22nd, 2017 at 96 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

Joe Sutter

American engineer.

Born March 21st, 1921 in Seattle. [ref]

Died August 30th, 2016 at 95 years old in Seattle. [ref]

Ron Greenwood

English footballer and manager (1921-2006).

Born November 11th, 1921 in Suffolk.

Died February 9th, 2006 at 84 years old in Suffolk.

Joe Fulks

American basketball player.

Born October 26th, 1921 in Birmingham.

Died March 21st, 1976 at 54 years old in Eddyville.

Peter Benenson

English human rights activist (1921-2005).

Born July 31st, 1921 in London. [ref]

Died February 25th, 2005 at 83 years old in Oxford (pneumonia). [ref]

Jack Steinberger

German-american physicist, nobel laureate (1921-2020).

Born May 25th, 1921 in Bad Kissingen.

Died December 12th, 2020 at 99 years old in Geneva. [ref]

Jamie Uys

South african film director, film producer, screenwriter and film editor (1921-1996).

Born May 30th, 1921 in Boksburg.

Died January 29th, 1996 at 74 years old in Johannesburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Dan Frazer

American actor.

Born November 20th, 1921 in New York City.

Died December 16th, 2011 at 90 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]

George David Weiss

American songwriter and arranger; president of the songwriters guild of america (1921-2010).

Born April 9th, 1921 in New York City.

Died August 23rd, 2010 at 89 years old in New Jersey (disease). [ref]

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