In the year 1921
294 Notable deaths
Emil Knoevenagel
German chemist (1865–1921).
Born June 18th, 1865 in Hanover.
Died August 11th, 1921 at 56 years old in Berlin.
William Robert Brooks
American astronomer (1844–1921).
Born June 11th, 1844 in Maidstone.
Died May 3rd, 1921 at 76 years old in Geneva. [ref]
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.
Franz Eilhard Schulze
German anatomist and zoologist (1840-1921).
Born March 22nd, 1840 in Eldena.
Died November 2nd, 1921 at 81 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Max Kalbeck
German music critic, poet (1850-1921).
Born January 4th, 1850 in Wrocław.
Died May 4th, 1921 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Henry Woodward
English geologist and paleontologist (1832–1921).
Born November 24th, 1832 in Norwich.
Died September 6th, 1921 at 88 years old in Bushey.
Con Leahy
Irish athlete (1876–1921).
Born April 27th, 1876 in Charleville.
Died November 18th, 1921 at 45 years old in Manhattan (disease).
Viktor von Lang
Austrian chemist (1838–1921).
Born March 2nd, 1838 in Wiener Neustadt.
Died July 3rd, 1921 at 83 years old in Vienna.
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 (1860–1921).
Died February 24th, 1921 at 60 years old in Berlin.
Levi Ankeny
American politician (1844-1921).
Born August 1st, 1844 in St. Joseph.
Died March 29th, 1921 at 76 years old in Walla Walla.
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 (1856–1921).
Born August 27th, 1856 in Jonstrup.
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.
Wilhelm Julius Foerster
German astronomer (1832–1921).
Born December 16th, 1832 in Zielona Góra.
Died January 18th, 1921 at 88 years old in Bornim.
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 3rd, 1852 in Nova Dofinivka.
Died October 31st, 1921 at 69 years old in Odesa.
Roberto Ardigò
Italian philosopher (1828-1920).
Born January 28th, 1828 in Casteldidone.
Died September 19th, 1921 at 93 years old in Mantua.
Eugène Étienne
French politician (1844–1921).
Born December 15th, 1844 in Oran.
Died May 13th, 1921 at 76 years old in Paris.
Ernest Daudet
French writer (1837–1921).
Died August 21st, 1921 at 84 years old in Les Petites Dalles.
Pyotr Boborykin
Russian writer and journalist (1836-1921).
Born August 27th, 1836 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died August 12th, 1921 at 84 years old in Lugano.
Vladislav Klembovsky
Russian military commander (1860–1921).
Born July 10th, 1860 in Moscow, Moscow Governorate.
Died July 19th, 1921 at 61 years old in Moscow, Butyrka prison.
Đorđe Simić
Prime minister of serbia.
Born February 28th, 1843 in Belgrade.
Died October 11th, 1921 at 78 years old in Zemun.
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