Dead at age 21
76 Notable deaths
Vladimir Paley
Russian writer (1897-1918).
Born January 9th, 1897 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 18th, 1918 at 21 years old in Alapayevsk (explosion).
Natalya Kovshova
Soviet sniper (1920–1942).
Born November 26th, 1920 in Ufa.
Died August 14th, 1942 at 21 years old in Veliky Novgorod.
Samia Yusuf Omar
Somali athlete (1991-2012).
Born March 25th, 1991 in Mogadishu.
Died April 2nd, 2012 at 21 years old in Mediterranean Sea (drowning). [ref]
Helmut Hirsch
Failed assassin of adolf hitler (1916–1937).
Born January 27th, 1916 in Stuttgart.
Died June 4th, 1937 at 21 years old in Berlin (decapitation).
Estelle Balet
Swiss snowboarder (1994-2016).
Born December 19th, 1994 in Sion. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2016 at 21 years old in Orsières. [ref]
Émile Henry
French anarchist (1872–1894).
Born September 26th, 1872 in Barcelona.
Died May 21st, 1894 at 21 years old in Paris (decapitation).
Ai Xia
Chinese silent film actor and screenwriter (1912–1934).
Born November 29th, 1912 in Tianjin.
Died February 15th, 1934 at 21 years old in Shanghai (drug overdose).
Prince Oleg Konstantinovich of Russia
Russian prince (1892–1914).
Born November 27th, 1892 in Saint Petersburg, Pavlovsk.
Died October 12th, 1914 at 21 years old in Vilnius.
Theyab Awana
Emirati footballer.
Born July 6th, 1990 in Abu Dhabi.
Died September 25th, 2011 at 21 years old in Abu Dhabi (traffic collision). [ref]
Egon Schultz
East german border guard (1943-1964).
Born January 4th, 1943 in Gościno.
Died October 5th, 1964 at 21 years old in East Berlin.
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It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young