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January 21st
254 Notable deaths
Theodor Kittelsen
Norwegian artist (1857–1914).
Born April 27th, 1857 in Kragerø.
Died January 21st, 1914 at 56 years old in Jeløya.
Polly Ann Young
American actress (1908-1997).
Born October 25th, 1908 in Denver.
Died January 21st, 1997 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Yoshifumi Kondō
Japanese anime director (1950-1998).
Born March 31st, 1950 in Gosen.
Died January 21st, 1998 at 47 years old in Tachikawa (aortic dissection, aneurysm).
Mauricio Funes
President of el salvador from 2009 to 2014.
Born October 18th, 1959 in San Salvador.
Died January 21st, 2025 at 65 years old in Managua (falling). [ref]
Emil Jellinek
German automotive pioneer (1853–1918).
Born April 6th, 1853 in Leipzig.
Died January 21st, 1918 at 64 years old in Geneva.
Abraham Sofaer
British actor (1896–1988).
Born October 1st, 1896 in Yangon.
Died January 21st, 1988 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Prince Henri d’Orléans
Orléanist pretender to the defunct french throne as henry vii (1933–2019).
Born June 14th, 1933 in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2019 at 85 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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 (1960-2016).
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).
Died January 21st, 2007 at 25 years old in Seo District (hanging to death). [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 (1903-1993).
Born May 11th, 1903 in Fowlerville.
Died January 21st, 1993 at 89 years old in Bloomfield Hills.
George Washington Goethals
United states army officer and civil engineer (1858–1928).
Born June 29th, 1858 in Brooklyn.
Died January 21st, 1928 at 69 years old in Manhattan.
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]
Prince Charles of Prussia
Third son of frederick william iii of prussia (1801–1883).
Born June 29th, 1801 in Charlottenburg Palace.
Died January 21st, 1883 at 81 years old in Berlin.
Champion Jack Dupree
American blues pianist (1910–1992).
Born July 4th, 1910 in New Orleans.
Died January 21st, 1992 at 81 years old in Hanover (cancer).
Ikki Kajiwara
Japanese manga artist (1936–1987).
Born September 4th, 1936 in Kitakyūshū-shi.
Died January 21st, 1987 at 50 years old in Kitakyūshū-shi (pancreatitis).
Charles Warren
British army officer, archaeologist, and photographer (1840-1927).
Born February 7th, 1840 in Bangor.
Died January 21st, 1927 at 86 years old in Somerset.
Allyn Joslyn
Actor (1901–1981).
Born July 21st, 1901 in Milford.
Died January 21st, 1981 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills.
Katsu Kaishū
Japanese noble, statesman and naval engineer (1823–1899).
Born March 12th, 1823 in Ryōgoku.
Died January 21st, 1899 at 75 years old in Akasaka-ku (cerebral hemorrhage).
Otis Harlan
American actor (1865-1940).
Born December 29th, 1865 in Zanesville.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 74 years old in Martinsville (stroke).
John Couch Adams
English mathematician and astronomer (1819–1892).
Born June 5th, 1819 in Laneast.
Died January 21st, 1892 at 72 years old in Cambridge.
Alex Groza
American basketball player (1926-1995).
Born October 7th, 1926 in Martins Ferry.
Died January 21st, 1995 at 68 years old in San Diego.
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