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January 21st
202 Notable deaths
Peer Raben
German composer and actor.
Born July 3rd, 1940 in Viechtach.
Died January 21st, 2007 at 66 years old in Mitterfels. [ref]
Veljo Tormis
Estonian composer (1930-2017).
Born August 7th, 1930 in Aru.
Died January 21st, 2017 at 86 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Haldun Dormen
Turkish actor and director (1928–2026).
Born April 5th, 1928 in Mersin.
Died January 21st, 2026 at 97 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Jo Baer
American painter (1929–2025).
Born August 7th, 1929 in Seattle.
Died January 21st, 2025 at 95 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Theoni V. Aldredge
Greek-american stage and screen costume designer (1922-2011).
Born August 22nd, 1922 in Thessaloniki.
Died January 21st, 2011 at 88 years old in Stamford (disease). [ref]
Frances Dade
American actress (1910-1968).
Born February 14th, 1910 in Philadelphia.
Died January 21st, 1968 at 57 years old in Philadelphia.
Felix Blumenfeld
Russian composer, pianist, conductor (1863-1931).
Born August 9th, 1863. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1931 at 67 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Rémy Julienne
French racing driver.
Born April 17th, 1930 in Cepoy. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2021 at 90 years old in Amilly (COVID-19). [ref]
Edgar Feuchtinger
German general (1894–1960).
Born November 9th, 1894 in Metz.
Died January 21st, 1960 at 65 years old in Berlin.
Irena Jarocka
Singer, writer.
Born August 18th, 1946 in Srebrna Góra, Greater Poland Voivodeship.
Died January 21st, 2012 at 65 years old in Warsaw (brain cancer). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 202
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe