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In the year 1921
294 Notable deaths
Leo Königsberger
German mathematician (1837-1921).
Born October 15th, 1837 in Poznań.
Died December 15th, 1921 at 84 years old in Heidelberg.
Giorgio Gusmini
Catholic cardinal (1855–1921).
Born December 9th, 1855 in Gazzaniga.
Died August 24th, 1921 at 65 years old in Bologna.
Francisco Pradilla y Ortiz
Spanish painter and illustrator (1848-1921).
Born July 24th, 1848 in Villanueva de Gállego.
Died November 1st, 1921 at 73 years old in Madrid.
Ivar Afzelius
Jurist, politician (1848-1921).
Born October 15th, 1848 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1921 at 73 years old in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Emil Ágoston
Hungarian architect (1876-1921).
Born December 17th, 1876. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1921 at 44 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Coenraad Hiebendaal
Dutch rower (1879-1921).
Born April 10th, 1879 in Gorinchem.
Died June 3rd, 1921 at 42 years old in Amsterdam.
Antonino Borzì
Italian botanist (1852-1921).
Born August 20th, 1852 in Castroreale.
Died August 24th, 1921 at 69 years old in Lucca. [ref]
António Gomes Leal
Poet (1848–1921).
Born June 6th, 1848 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1921 at 72 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
József Kiss
Poet (1843–1921).
Born November 30th, 1843 in Mezőcsát.
Died December 31st, 1921 at 78 years old in Budapest (pneumonia). [ref]
Robert George Wardlaw Ramsay
British ornithologist (1852–1921).
Born February 28th, 1852 in Whitehill.
Died April 25th, 1921 at 69 years old [ref]
Jesse Carleton
Amateur golfer (1862-1921).
Born August 20th, 1862 in Cumberland.
Died December 6th, 1921 at 59 years old in St. Louis. [ref]
Friedrich von Thiersch
German architect (1852-1921).
Born April 18th, 1852 in Marburg.
Died December 23rd, 1921 at 69 years old in Munich.
Fernand Courty
French astronomer (1862–1921).
Born June 11th, 1862 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1921 at 59 years old in Bordeaux. [ref]
François de Rovérié de Cabrières
French cardinal (1830-1912).
Born August 30th, 1830 in Beaucaire.
Died December 21st, 1921 at 91 years old in Montpellier.
Henry Hoobin
Canadian lacrosse player (1879–1921).
Born February 15th, 1879 in Montreal.
Died July 20th, 1921 at 42 years old in Montreal.
José Villegas Cordero
Spanish painter (1844–1921).
Born August 26th, 1844 in Seville.
Died November 10th, 1921 at 77 years old in Madrid.
Auguste-René-Marie Dubourg
Catholic cardinal and archbishop of rennes (1842–1921).
Born September 30th, 1842 in Loguivy-Plougras.
Died September 22nd, 1921 at 78 years old in Rennes.
Jakob Gartner
Austrian architect (1861-1921).
Born November 21st, 1861 in Přerov. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1921 at 59 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Jules Trinité
French sport shooter (1856–1921).
Born December 22nd, 1856 in Saint-Quentin-des-Isles.
Died December 17th, 1921 at 64 years old in Azay-le-Rideau. [ref]
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