In the year 1921
166 Notable deaths
Clemens von Delbrück
German politician (1856-1921).
Born January 19th, 1856 in Halle (Saale).
Died December 17th, 1921 at 65 years old in Jena.
Alexander Krivoshein
Russian politician.
Born October 5th, 1857 in Warsaw.
Died October 28th, 1921 at 64 years old in Berlin.
Ernst Günther II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Titular duke of schleswig-holstein (1863-1921).
Born August 11th, 1863 in Lubsko.
Died February 22nd, 1921 at 57 years old in Przemków.
António Granjo
Portuguese politician (1881-1921).
Born December 27th, 1881 in Chaves.
Died October 19th, 1921 at 39 years old in Lisbon (deliberate murder).
Jules Carpentier
French engineer (1851-1921).
Born August 30th, 1851 in Paris. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1921 at 69 years old in Joigny (traffic collision). [ref]
Leo Stein
Austrian operetta librettist (1861–1921).
Born March 25th, 1861 in Lviv.
Died July 28th, 1921 at 60 years old in Vienna.
Nino Martoglio
Italian writer (1870-1921).
Born December 3rd, 1870 in Belpasso.
Died September 15th, 1921 at 50 years old in Catania.
Antoni Grabowski
Polish chemical engineer.
Born June 11th, 1857 in Nowe Dobra, Chełmno County.
Died July 4th, 1921 at 64 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction).
Francis Hagerup
7th prime minister of norway (1853–1921).
Born January 22nd, 1853 in Horten.
Died February 8th, 1921 at 68 years old in Christiania.
Lev Iakovlevich Karpov
Russian revolutionary.
Born April 30th, 1879 in Kyiv.
Died January 6th, 1921 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Emil Knoevenagel
German chemist.
Born June 18th, 1865 in Hanover.
Died August 11th, 1921 at 56 years old in Berlin.
Isak Saba
Sami politician, teacher, and poet (1875-1921).
Born November 15th, 1875 in Nesseby Municipality.
Died June 1st, 1921 at 45 years old in Vardø Municipality.
Max Kalbeck
German music critic, poet (1850-1921).
Born January 4th, 1850 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1921 at 71 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Con Leahy
Irish athlete.
Born April 27th, 1876 in Charleville.
Died November 18th, 1921 at 45 years old in Manhattan (disease).
Charles B. Cory
American ornithologist and amateur golfer (1857-1921).
Born January 31st, 1857 in Boston.
Died July 31st, 1921 at 64 years old in Chicago.
Gustav Killian
German laryngologist and founder of bronchoscopy.
Died February 24th, 1921 at 60 years old in Berlin.
Emma Gad
Danish writer, editor (1852–1921).
Born January 21st, 1852 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1921 at 68 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Hans Christian Cornelius Mortensen
Danish teacher and ornithologist.
Born August 27th, 1856 in Ballerup Municipality.
Died June 7th, 1921 at 64 years old in Viborg.
Georges Darien
French author, 19th & 20th centuries (1862–1921).
Born April 6th, 1862 in Rue du Bac. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1921 at 59 years old in rue Saint-Placide. [ref]
Alfred Jensen
Swedish historian, slavist, writer, poet, and translator (1859-1921).
Born September 30th, 1859 in Parish of Forsa. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1921 at 61 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Louis de Maud'huy
French general (1857-1921).
Born February 17th, 1857 in Metz.
Died July 16th, 1921 at 64 years old in Paris.
Jan Jakob Maria de Groot
Dutch linguist (1854-1921).
Born February 18th, 1854 in Schiedam.
Died September 24th, 1921 at 67 years old in Berlin.
Kyriak Kostandi
Ukrainian artist (1852-1921).
Born October 15th, 1852 in Nova Dofinivka.
Died October 31st, 1921 at 69 years old in Odesa.
Vladislav Klembovsky
Russian military commander.
Born July 10th, 1860 in Moscow, Moscow Governorate.
Died July 19th, 1921 at 61 years old in Moscow, Butyrka prison.
George Valentine Nash
American botanist (1864-1921).
Born May 6th, 1864 in Brooklyn.
Died July 15th, 1921 at 57 years old
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche