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In the year 1921
793 Notable birthdays
Joseph Beuys
German artist, teacher, and theorist of art (1921-1986).
Born May 12th, 1921 in Krefeld. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1986 at 64 years old in Düsseldorf (heart failure). [ref]
Hugh Downs
American broadcaster (1921-2020).
Born February 14th, 1921 in Akron.
Died July 2nd, 2020 at 99 years old in Scottsdale. [ref]
Donald Campbell
English racecar driver and land & water speed record holder (1921-1967).
Born March 23rd, 1921 in Kingston upon Thames.
Died January 4th, 1967 at 45 years old in Coniston Water.
Alan Freed
American disc jockey, songwriter.
Born December 15th, 1921 in Johnstown. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1965 at 43 years old in Palm Springs (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
John Lindsay
American politician (1921-2000).
Born November 24th, 1921 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 2000 at 79 years old in Hilton Head Island (Parkinson's disease).
Sahir Ludhianvi
Indian urdu and hindi poet.
Born March 8th, 1921 in Ludhiana.
Died October 25th, 1980 at 59 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
Alexis Smith
Canadian actress (1921-1993).
Born June 8th, 1921 in Penticton. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1993 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). [ref]
Harry K. Daghlian, Jr.
1940s physicist who died of radiation poisoning.
Born May 4th, 1921 in Waterbury. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1945 at 24 years old in Los Alamos (radiation syndrome, irradiation).
Roy Campanella
Baseball player; born 19 november 1921 philadelphia pa; baltimore elite giants negro national league (nnl); brooklyn dodgers 1948; died 26 june 1993 woodland hills ca.
Born November 19th, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died June 26th, 1993 at 71 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Clifton James
American actor (1920-2017).
Born May 29th, 1921 in Spokane.
Died April 15th, 2017 at 95 years old in Gladstone (diabetes). [ref]
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