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Dead at age 21

66 Notable deaths

Bridgette Andersen

American actress and model (1974-2013).

Born July 11th, 1975 in Inglewood.

Died May 18th, 1997 at 21 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).

Aleksandr Ulyanov

Russian revolutionary and activist.

Born April 12th, 1866 in Nizhny Novgorod.

Died May 20th, 1887 at 21 years old in Shlisselburg (hanging).

Lei Feng

Chinese soldier and communist icon.

Born December 18th, 1940 in Wangcheng District.

Died August 15th, 1962 at 21 years old in Anshan (China) (traffic collision).

Arun Khetarpal

Recipient of param vir chakra.

Born October 14th, 1950 in Pune.

Died December 16th, 1971 at 21 years old in Barapind.

Toru Dutt

Indian writer.

Born March 4th, 1856 in Kolkata, Bengal Presidency. [ref]

Died August 30th, 1877 at 21 years old in Kolkata, Bengal Presidency (tuberculosis). [ref]

Norman Chaney

American child actor (1914–1936).

Born October 18th, 1914 in Baltimore.

Died May 29th, 1936 at 21 years old in Baltimore.

Pritilata Waddedar

Indian woman freedom fighter.

Born May 5th, 1911 in Chattogram.

Died September 23rd, 1932 at 21 years old in Chattogram (cyanide poisoning).

Lydia Litvyak

Soviet flying ace.

Born August 18th, 1921 in Moscow. [ref]

Died August 1st, 1943 at 21 years old in Donbas (killed in action).

Jeanne Hébuterne

French painter (1898–1920).

Born April 6th, 1898 in Meaux. [ref]

Died January 26th, 1920 at 21 years old in Paris (falling).

Ana Carolina Reston

Brazilian model.

Born June 4th, 1985 in São Paulo.

Died November 14th, 2006 at 21 years old in São Paulo (anorexia nervosa).

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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi