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In the year 1921
294 Notable deaths
Ernest Denis
French historian and politician (1849–1921).
Born January 3rd, 1849 in Nîmes.
Died January 5th, 1921 at 72 years old in Paris.
Luis María Drago
Argentine politician (1859-1921).
Born May 6th, 1859 in Mercedes.
Died June 9th, 1921 at 62 years old in Buenos Aires.
George Valentine Nash
American botanist (1864-1921).
Born May 6th, 1864 in Brooklyn.
Died July 15th, 1921 at 57 years old
Georges Louis Humbert
French general (1862-1921).
Born April 8th, 1862 in Gazeran.
Died November 9th, 1921 at 59 years old in Strasbourg.
Alfred Gabriel Nathorst
Swedish explorer and geologist (1850-1921).
Born November 7th, 1850 in Bergshammars parish.
Died January 20th, 1921 at 70 years old in Adolf Fredriks parish. [ref]
Eduardo Acevedo
Uruguayan writer, politician and journalist (1853-1921).
Born April 20th, 1853 in Montevideo.
Died July 18th, 1921 at 68 years old in Buenos Aires.
Sara Yorke Stevenson
American archaeologist and egyptologist.
Born February 19th, 1847 in Paris.
Died November 14th, 1921 at 74 years old
Ludwig Forrer
Member of the swiss federal council (1845-1921).
Born February 9th, 1845 in Islikon.
Died September 28th, 1921 at 76 years old in Bern.
Karl Tersztyánszky von Nádas
Austrian officer (1854-1921).
Born October 28th, 1854 in Skalica.
Died March 7th, 1921 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Victor Jacobi
Hungarian composer (1883–1921).
Born October 22nd, 1883 in Budapest.
Died December 12th, 1921 at 38 years old in New York City.
Milenko Radomar Vesnić
Serbian politician; (1863-1921).
Born February 13th, 1863 in Dunišiće. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1921 at 58 years old in Paris.
August Gaul
German animal sculptor (1869-1921).
Born October 22nd, 1869 in Großauheim.
Died October 18th, 1921 at 51 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Léon Moreaux
French sport shooter (1852–1921).
Born March 10th, 1852 in Féron.
Died November 11th, 1921 at 69 years old in Rennes.
Shalva Kikodze
Georgian artist (1894-1921).
Born May 27th, 1894 in Bakhvi.
Died November 7th, 1921 at 27 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Max Verworn
German physiologist (1863–1921).
Born November 4th, 1863 in Berlin.
Died November 23rd, 1921 at 58 years old in Bonn.
Charles, 6th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Prince of löwenstein-wertheim-rosenberg from 1849 to 1908.
Died November 8th, 1921 at 87 years old in Cologne.
Olga Fedchenko
Russian botanist, explorer and artist (1845-1921).
Born November 11th, 1845 in Moscow. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1921 at 75 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
James Mitchel
American athlete (1864-1921).
Born January 30th, 1864 in County Tipperary.
Died July 3rd, 1921 at 57 years old in New York City.
Alphonsus de Guimaraens
(1870-1921) brazilian writer.
Born July 24th, 1870 in Ouro Preto.
Died July 15th, 1921 at 50 years old in Mariana.
Dmitry Chernov
Russian metallurgist (1839–1921).
Born November 1st, 1839 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 2nd, 1921 at 81 years old in Yalta.
Ferdinand Chalandon
French byzantinist and numismatist (1875-1921).
Born February 10th, 1875 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1921 at 46 years old in Lausanne.
Robert Allen Rolfe
British botanist (1855–1921).
Born May 12th, 1855 in Ruddington. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1921 at 65 years old in Kew. [ref]
Mekertich Portukalian
Armenian politician.
Born October 21st, 1848 in Kumkapı. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1921 at 72 years old in Marseille.
Raymond Thorne
American swimmer (1887–1921).
Born April 29th, 1887 in Chicago.
Died January 10th, 1921 at 33 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon