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January 21st
202 Notable deaths
Rex Cawley
American hurdler.
Born July 6th, 1940 in Farmington. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2022 at 81 years old in Orange.
Cristina Adela Foișor
Romanian chess player.
Born June 7th, 1967 in Petroșani.
Died January 21st, 2017 at 49 years old in Timișoara (pneumonia). [ref]
Reino Helismaa
Finnish singer-songwriter, film actor and screenwriter.
Born July 12th, 1913 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1965 at 51 years old in Helsinki (bone cancer).
Georg Dertinger
German politician (1902-1968).
Born December 25th, 1902 in Berlin.
Died January 21st, 1968 at 65 years old in Leipzig.
Tony Crook
British racing driver, engineer and businessman.
Born February 16th, 1920 in Manchester.
Died January 21st, 2014 at 93 years old in Bristol.
Theodor Wagner
Austrian footballer (1927-2020).
Born August 6th, 1927 in Vienna.
Died January 21st, 2020 at 92 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Cuth Harrison
British racing driver (1906-1981).
Born July 6th, 1906 in Sheffield.
Died January 21st, 1981 at 74 years old in Sheffield.
Giovanni Comisso
Italian writer (1895–1969).
Born October 3rd, 1895 in Treviso.
Died January 21st, 1969 at 73 years old in Treviso.
Vincenzo Consolo
Italian writer (1933-2012).
Born February 18th, 1933 in Sant'Agata di Militello.
Died January 21st, 2012 at 78 years old in Milan. [ref]
Ferdo Šišić
Croatian historian (1869–1940).
Born March 9th, 1869 in Vinkovci.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 70 years old in Zagreb.
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