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January 21st
202 Notable deaths
Emil Jellinek
German automotive pioneer.
Born April 6th, 1853 in Leipzig.
Died January 21st, 1918 at 64 years old in Geneva.
George Moore
Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist (1852-1933).
Born February 24th, 1852 in Ballyglass.
Died January 21st, 1933 at 80 years old in Pimlico.
Yusuf Lule
Fourth president of uganda (1912–1985).
Born April 10th, 1912 in Kampala.
Died January 21st, 1985 at 72 years old in London (kidney failure).
Bill Johnson
American alpine ski racer.
Born March 30th, 1960 in Los Angeles.
Died January 21st, 2016 at 55 years old in Gresham.
U-Nee
South korean singer and actress (1981-2007).
Born May 3rd, 1981 in Seo District.
Died January 21st, 2007 at 25 years old in Seo District (hanging). [ref]
Marcus Borg
American bible scholar (1942-2015).
Born March 11th, 1942 in Fergus Falls. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2015 at 72 years old in Powell Butte (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
Charlie Gehringer
American baseball player and coach.
Born May 11th, 1903 in Livingston County.
Died January 21st, 1993 at 89 years old in Bloomfield Hills.
George Washington Goethals
United states army officer and civil engineer.
Born June 29th, 1858 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1928 at 69 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Al St. John
American film actor (1892–1963).
Born September 10th, 1893 in Santa Ana.
Died January 21st, 1963 at 69 years old in Lyons (myocardial infarction).
Russell Baker
American writer and satirist (1925-2019).
Born August 14th, 1925 in Morrisonville. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2019 at 93 years old in Leesburg. [ref]
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