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January 21st
254 Notable deaths
Henryk Opieński
Polish musician (1870-1942).
Born January 13th, 1870 in Kraków.
Died January 21st, 1942 at 72 years old in Morges.
Franz Aigner
Austrian weightlifter.
Born January 24th, 1892 in Vienna.
Died January 21st, 1970 at 77 years old in Vienna.
John Russell
British rower (1935-2019).
Born August 3rd, 1935 in London.
Died January 21st, 2019 at 83 years old [ref]
Geoffrey Hall-Say
Figure skater (1864–1940).
Born April 27th, 1864 in Bray.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 75 years old in Brighton.
Béla Jenbach
Hungarian librettist, actor and author (1871–1943).
Born April 1st, 1871 in Miskolc. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1943 at 71 years old in Vienna.
John Duha
Gymnast (1875–1940).
Born February 16th, 1875 in Chicago.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 64 years old in Chicago.
Arie Bieshaar
Dutch footballer (1899-1965).
Born March 15th, 1899 in Amsterdam.
Died January 21st, 1965 at 65 years old in Haarlem.
Harry Kurschat
West german boxer (1933–2022).
Born November 3rd, 1930 in Berlin.
Died January 21st, 2022 at 91 years old in Berlin.
Arnis Līcītis
Latvian actor (1946–2022).
Born January 8th, 1946 in Riga.
Died January 21st, 2022 at 76 years old in Riga. [ref]
Cyril Seedhouse
British sprinter (1892-1966).
Born April 10th, 1892 in Central Bedfordshire.
Died January 21st, 1966 at 73 years old in Devon.
Yacoub Artin
Armenian-egyptian educator and scholar.
Born April 15th, 1842.
Died January 21st, 1919 at 76 years old
Max Angst
Bobsledder (1921-2002).
Born July 3rd, 1921 in Eglisau.
Died January 21st, 2002 at 80 years old
Marita Katusheva
Soviet volleyball player (1938–1992).
Born April 19th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died January 21st, 1992 at 53 years old in Moscow.
James Duncan
American discus thrower (1887–1955).
Born September 25th, 1887 in New York City.
Died January 21st, 1955 at 67 years old
Pasha Angelina
Soviet tractor driver (1913-1959).
Born January 12th, 1913 in Starobesheve.
Died January 21st, 1959 at 46 years old in Moscow (liver cirrhosis).
Louis Thiétard
French cyclist (1910–1998).
Died January 21st, 1998 at 87 years old in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie.
Ingar Nielsen
Sailor.
Born August 29th, 1886 in Oslo. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1963 at 76 years old in Oslo.
Alfred Schmalzer
Austrian handball player (1912-1944).
Born October 28th, 1912 in Vienna.
Died January 21st, 1944 at 31 years old
Hugo Clason
Sailor (1865-1935).
Born June 2nd, 1865 in Stockholm.
Died January 21st, 1935 at 69 years old in Solna Municipality.
William Langford
Canadian rower (1896-1973).
Born August 7th, 1896 in Gravenhurst.
Died January 21st, 1973 at 76 years old in Toronto.
Ğalimcan İbrahimof
Soviet writer (1887-1938).
Born March 12th, 1887 in Sultanmuratovo. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1938 at 50 years old in Kazan.
Johann Tauscher
Austrian handball player.
Born March 31st, 1909 in Vienna.
Died January 21st, 1979 at 69 years old
Florian-Jules-Félix Desprez
French archbishop and catholic priest (1807-1895).
Born April 14th, 1807 in France.
Died January 21st, 1895 at 87 years old in Toulouse.
Américo Ferreira dos Santos Silva
Cardinal (1829-1899).
Born January 16th, 1829 in Porto.
Died January 21st, 1899 at 70 years old in Porto.
Harry Dickason
Gymnast (1890-1962).
Born April 16th, 1890 in Harrogate.
Died January 21st, 1962 at 71 years old in Birmingham.
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