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January 21st
254 Notable deaths
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.
Died January 21st, 1931 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Thomas Bragg
American governor and senator (1810–1872).
Born November 9th, 1810 in Warrenton. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1872 at 61 years old in Raleigh. [ref]
Rémy Julienne
French racing driver (1930–2021).
Born April 17th, 1930 in Cepoy.
Died January 21st, 2021 at 90 years old in Amilly (COVID-19).
Edgar Feuchtinger
German general (1894–1960).
Born November 9th, 1894 in Metz.
Died January 21st, 1960 at 65 years old in Berlin.
Albert Lortzing
German opera composer (1801-1851).
Born October 23rd, 1801 in Berlin.
Died January 21st, 1851 at 49 years old in Berlin (stroke).
Irena Jarocka
Polish singer, writer (1946–2012).
Born August 18th, 1946 in Srebrna Góra, Greater Poland Voivodeship.
Died January 21st, 2012 at 65 years old in Warsaw (brain cancer). [ref]
Arthur Lyon Bowley
English statistician and economist (1869–1957).
Born November 6th, 1869 in Bristol.
Died January 21st, 1957 at 87 years old in Surrey.
Ernst Herzfeld
German archaeologist (1879–1948).
Born July 23rd, 1879 in Celle.
Died January 21st, 1948 at 68 years old in Basel. [ref]
Guillaume Lekeu
Belgian composer (1870-1894).
Born January 20th, 1870 in Verviers.
Died January 21st, 1894 at 24 years old in Angers (typhoid fever).
E. B. Ford
British ecological geneticist (1901-1988).
Born April 23rd, 1901 in Papcastle.
Died January 21st, 1988 at 86 years old in Oxford.
David Riazanov
Russian-soviet political revolutionary, marxist theoretician, and archivist.
Born March 10th, 1870 in Odesa.
Died January 21st, 1938 at 67 years old in Saratov (gunshot wound).
Valérie André
Veteran of the french resistance, neurosurgeon, aviator, first female general officer.
Born April 21st, 1922 in Strasbourg.
Died January 21st, 2025 at 102 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux. [ref]
Dixie Bibb Graves
Social scientist and politician.
Born July 26th, 1882 in Montgomery.
Died January 21st, 1965 at 82 years old in Montgomery.
Marie Smith Jones
Last speaker of the eyak language (1918–2008).
Born May 14th, 1918 in Cordova.
Died January 21st, 2008 at 89 years old in Anchorage. [ref]
James Henry Thomas
Welsh trade unionist and politician (1874-1949).
Born October 3rd, 1874 in Newport.
Died January 21st, 1949 at 74 years old in London.
Liu Mingchuan
Chinese general, first governor of chinese province of taiwan (1836-1896).
Born September 7th, 1836 in Hefei.
Died January 21st, 1896 at 59 years old in Hefei.
Lotte Laserstein
German artist (1898–1993).
Born November 28th, 1898 in Pasłęk.
Died January 21st, 1993 at 94 years old in Kalmar.
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.
Mikhail Tugan-Baranovsky
Russian economist (1865-1919).
Born January 20th, 1865 in Solyanikivka.
Died January 21st, 1919 at 54 years old in Zatyshshia.
Jacques Martin
French comics author (1921-2010).
Born September 25th, 1921 in Strasbourg.
Died January 21st, 2010 at 88 years old in Orbe (pulmonary edema). [ref]
Ernest Cossart
Actor (1876-1951).
Born September 24th, 1876 in Cheltenham.
Died January 21st, 1951 at 74 years old in New York City.
George Henry Boughton
English artist (1833-1905).
Born December 4th, 1833 in Norwich.
Died January 21st, 1905 at 71 years old in West House (heart disease).
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