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January 21st
184 Notable deaths
Bill Johnson
American alpine ski racer.
Born March 30th, 1960 in Los Angeles.
Died January 21st, 2016 at 55 years old in Gresham.
Charles Brown
American recording artist; songwriter, blues singer and pianist (1922-1999).
Born September 13th, 1922 in Texas City. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1999 at 76 years old in Oakland. [ref]
Polly Ann Young
American actress (1908-1997).
Born October 25th, 1908 in Denver. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1997 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark
Greek prince; youngest child of george i of greece and olga constantinovna of russia.
Born August 10th, 1888 in Pavlovsk.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 51 years old in Athens.
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]
Emil Jellinek
German automotive pioneer.
Born April 6th, 1853 in Leipzig.
Died January 21st, 1918 at 64 years old in Geneva.
Yoshifumi Kondō
Japanese anime director (1950-1998).
Born March 31st, 1950 in Gosen.
Died January 21st, 1998 at 47 years old in Tachikawa (aneurysm, aortic dissection).
George Moore
Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist.
Born February 24th, 1852 in Ballyglass. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1933 at 80 years old in Pimlico. [ref]
Prince Henri d'Orléans
Head of the house of orléans (1999-2019).
Born June 14th, 1933 in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre - Sint-Pieters-Woluwe. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2019 at 85 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Marcus Borg
Writer, scholar.
Born March 11th, 1942 in Fergus Falls. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2015 at 72 years old in Powell Butte (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou