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January 21st
202 Notable deaths
Yuriko Miyamoto
Japanese novelist, critic, member of the japanese communist party.
Born February 13th, 1899 in Koishikawa-ku.
Died January 21st, 1951 at 51 years old in Tokyo (sepsis).
Håkon Bleken
Norwegian painter and graphic artist (1929–2025).
Born January 9th, 1929 in Trondheim. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2025 at 96 years old in Trondheim. [ref]
Hédi Baccouche
Tunisian politician (1930-2020).
Born January 15th, 1930 in Hammam Sousse.
Died January 21st, 2020 at 90 years old [ref]
Robert Wilson Shufeldt
American scientist (1850-1934).
Born December 1st, 1850 in New York City.
Died January 21st, 1934 at 83 years old in Dupont Circle. [ref]
Georgi Slavkov
Bulgarian football player (1958-2014).
Born September 11th, 1958 in Mosomishte. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2014 at 55 years old in Plovdiv (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jean Graton
French cartoonist and comics writer.
Born August 10th, 1923 in Nantes.
Died January 21st, 2021 at 97 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
Launy Grøndahl
Danish composer and conductor (1886-1960).
Born June 30th, 1886 in Copenhagen.
Died January 21st, 1960 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
Pedro Manfredini
Argentine footballer (1935-2019).
Born September 7th, 1935 in Maipú.
Died January 21st, 2019 at 83 years old in Rome. [ref]
Arnaud Denjoy
French mathematician (1884-1974).
Born January 5th, 1884 in Auch. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1974 at 90 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Karel Poláček
Czech humorist, publicist, bookwriter, scriptwriter and writer.
Born March 22nd, 1892 in Rychnov nad Kněžnou. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1945 at 52 years old in Gliwice. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 202
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