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January 21st
184 Notable deaths
Vojislav Ilić
Serbian poet.
Born April 12th, 1862 in Belgrade.
Died January 21st, 1894 at 31 years old in Belgrade (tuberculosis). [ref]
E. B. Ford
British ecological geneticist (1901-1988).
Born April 23rd, 1901 in Papcastle.
Died January 21st, 1988 at 86 years old in Oxford.
Valérie André
Veteran of the french resistance, neurosurgeon, aviator, first female general officer.
Born April 21st, 1922 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2025 at 102 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux. [ref]
James Henry Thomas
British politician (1874-1949).
Born October 3rd, 1874 in Newport.
Died January 21st, 1949 at 74 years old in London.
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.
Raghbir Singh Bhola
Indian field hockey player (1927-2019).
Born August 18th, 1927 in Multan. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2019 at 91 years old in New Delhi (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
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]
Lotte Laserstein
German artist (1898-1993).
Born November 28th, 1898 in Pasłęk. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1993 at 94 years old in Kalmar domkyrkoförsamling.
Jacques Martin
French comics author (1921-2010).
Born September 25th, 1921 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2010 at 88 years old in Orbe (pulmonary edema). [ref]
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson