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January 21st
202 Notable deaths
Elvira de Hidalgo
Operatic soprano and pedagogue (1891–1980).
Born December 28th, 1891 in Valderrobres.
Died January 21st, 1980 at 88 years old in Milan.
Vojislav Ilić
Serbian poet.
Born April 12th, 1862 in Belgrade.
Died January 21st, 1894 at 31 years old in Belgrade (tuberculosis). [ref]
Mikhail Tugan-Baranovsky
Russian economist (1865-1919).
Born January 20th, 1865 in Solyanikivka.
Died January 21st, 1919 at 54 years old in Zatyshshia.
Jacques Martin
French comics author (1921-2010).
Born September 25th, 1921 in Strasbourg.
Died January 21st, 2010 at 88 years old in Orbe (pulmonary edema). [ref]
Ernest Cossart
Actor (1876-1951).
Born September 24th, 1876 in Cheltenham.
Died January 21st, 1951 at 74 years old in New York City.
James Forbes
American basketball player.
Born July 18th, 1952 in Fort Rucker. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2022 at 69 years old in El Paso (COVID-19). [ref]
Tengiz Sigua
Prime minister of georgia.
Born November 9th, 1934 in Lentekhi.
Died January 21st, 2020 at 85 years old in Tbilisi.
Aluísio Azevedo
Brazilian writer and diplomat (1857-1913).
Born April 14th, 1857 in São Luís. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1913 at 55 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Harry Bateman
Anglo-american mathematician.
Born October 28th, 1882 in Manchester. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1946 at 63 years old in Milford (thrombosis).
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