In the year 1921
166 Notable deaths
Prince Louis of Battenberg
European royalty/naval officer (1854-1921).
Died September 11th, 1921 at 67 years old in London.
Bat Masterson
Us marshal (1853–1921).
Born November 26th, 1853 in Quebec.
Died October 25th, 1921 at 67 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Subramanya Bharathi
Tamil poet, social reformer, fighter for indian freedom & women's rights.
Born December 11th, 1882 in Ettayapuram.
Died September 12th, 1921 at 38 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi
Islamic scholar, jurist, theologian, ascetic, sufi, urdu poet, and reformer of 19th century ce.
Born June 14th, 1856 in Bareilly. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1921 at 65 years old in Bareilly.
Jeanette Jerome
American-born british mother of winston churchill (1854–1921).
Born January 9th, 1854 in Brooklyn.
Died June 29th, 1921 at 67 years old in London (gangrene).
Enrico Caruso
Italian opera singer (1873–1921).
Born February 25th, 1873 in Naples, Province of Naples.
Died August 2nd, 1921 at 48 years old in Naples (lung cancer). [ref]
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg
Austrian anti-communist general (1886-1921).
Born January 10th, 1886 in Graz.
Died September 15th, 1921 at 35 years old in Novosibirsk (gunshot wound).
Virginia Rappe
Silent film actress, model.
Born July 7th, 1895 in Chicago.
Died September 9th, 1921 at 26 years old in San Francisco (peritonitis).
Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
German empress and queen of prussia (1858–1921).
Born October 22nd, 1858 in Palace in Dłużek. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1921 at 62 years old in Huis Doorn.
Talaat Pasha
Turkish ottoman politician (1874–1921), directly responsible for 1915 armenian genocide which was avenged by soghomon tehlirian.
Born September 1st, 1874 in Kardzhali.
Died March 15th, 1921 at 46 years old in Berlin (Assassination of Talat Pasha).
Matthias Erzberger
German politician (1875–1921).
Born September 20th, 1875 in Münsingen.
Died August 26th, 1921 at 45 years old in Bad Griesbach im Schwarzwald.
Mykola Leontovych
Ukrainian composer, ethnomusicologist, and conductor (1877–1921).
Born December 13th, 1877 in Monastirok.
Died January 23rd, 1921 at 43 years old in Markivka.
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
American astronomer.
Born July 4th, 1868 in Lancaster.
Died December 12th, 1921 at 53 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
Engelbert Humperdinck
German composer.
Born September 1st, 1854 in Siegburg. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1921 at 67 years old in Neustrelitz (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ella Harper
American circus performer.
Born January 5th, 1870 in Sumner County. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1921 at 51 years old in Nashville (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Charles Joseph Bonaparte
American lawyer (1851-1921).
Born June 9th, 1851 in Baltimore.
Died June 28th, 1921 at 70 years old in Baltimore County (cholera).
Andrew Watson
Scottish footballer (1857-1921).
Born May 18th, 1857 in Georgetown.
Died March 8th, 1921 at 63 years old in Forest Road.
Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg
German politician (1856–1921).
Born November 29th, 1856 in Hohenfinow.
Died January 2nd, 1921 at 64 years old in Hohenfinow (pneumonia).
Alexander Blok
Russian poet (1880–1921).
Born January 28th, 1880 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 7th, 1921 at 41 years old in Saint Petersburg (endocarditis).
Ernest Cassel
British businessman (1852-1921).
Born March 3rd, 1852 in Cologne.
Died September 21st, 1921 at 69 years old in Brook House.
Robert de Montesquiou
French writer (1855–1921).
Born March 19th, 1855 in former 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 11th, 1921 at 66 years old in Menton.
Hara Takashi
Prime minister of japan from 1918 to 1921.
Born March 15th, 1856 in Morioka, Motomiya. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1921 at 65 years old in Tokyo Station (stab wound).
Georges Feydeau
French writer (1862–1921).
Born December 8th, 1862 in rue de Clichy. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1921 at 58 years old in Rueil-Malmaison (syphilis).
William Friese-Greene
British photographer and inventor.
Born September 5th, 1855 in Bristol.
Died May 5th, 1921 at 65 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Emilia Pardo Bazán
Spanish author, editor (1851–1922).
Born September 16th, 1851 in A Coruña. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1921 at 69 years old in Madrid (influenza). [ref]
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No one here gets out alive. Jim Morrison