January 21st
254 Notable deaths
James Forbes
American basketball player (1952–2022).
Born July 18th, 1952 in Fort Rucker. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2022 at 69 years old in El Paso (COVID-19). [ref]
Lyuben Karavelov
Bulgarian writer (1834–1879).
Born May 2nd, 1834 in Koprivshtitsa.
Died January 21st, 1879 at 44 years old in Ruse (tuberculosis).
Tengiz Sigua
Prime minister of georgia.
Born November 9th, 1934 in Lentekhi.
Died January 21st, 2020 at 85 years old in Tbilisi.
Aluísio Azevedo
Brazilian writer and diplomat (1857–1913).
Born April 14th, 1857 in São Luís.
Died January 21st, 1913 at 55 years old in Buenos Aires.
Graziadio Isaia Ascoli
Italian linguist (1829–1907).
Born July 16th, 1829 in Gorizia.
Died January 21st, 1907 at 77 years old in Milan.
Auguste Franchomme
French musician (1808-1884).
Born April 10th, 1808 in Lille.
Died January 21st, 1884 at 75 years old in Paris.
Harry Bateman
Anglo-american mathematician.
Born October 28th, 1882 in Manchester. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1946 at 63 years old in Milford (thrombosis).
Joseph Cawthorn
American stage and film comic actor (1868-1949).
Born March 9th, 1868 in New York City.
Died January 21st, 1949 at 80 years old in Beverly Hills.
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]
Zhang Jie
Chinese novelist and writer.
Born April 27th, 1937 in Beijing.
Died January 21st, 2022 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ritt Bjerregaard
Danish politician.
Born May 19th, 1941 in Copenhagen.
Died January 21st, 2023 at 81 years old in Østerbro. [ref]
Aimo Cajander
Finnish forest scientist and politician (1879-1943).
Born April 4th, 1879 in Uusikaupunki. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1943 at 63 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Roger Blin
French actor and director (1907–1984).
Born March 22nd, 1907 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died January 21st, 1984 at 76 years old in Évecquemont.
Trude Fleischmann
Austrian-born american photographer (1895-1990).
Born December 22nd, 1895 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1990 at 94 years old in Brewster. [ref]
Jens Okking
Danish actor, singer and politician. (1939-2018).
Born December 18th, 1939 in Copenhagen.
Died January 21st, 2018 at 78 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Vic Crowe
Welsh footballer (1932-2009).
Born January 31st, 1932 in Abercynon.
Died January 21st, 2009 at 76 years old in Sutton Coldfield.
George Robert Waterhouse
English scientist (1810–1888).
Born March 6th, 1810 in London Borough of Camden.
Died January 21st, 1888 at 77 years old in London.
Philippe Gondet
French association football player (1942-2018).
Died January 21st, 2018 at 75 years old in Vertou.
Ataúlfo Argenta
Spanish musician (1913–1958).
Born November 19th, 1913 in Castro Urdiales.
Died January 21st, 1958 at 44 years old in Los Molinos (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Yuriko Miyamoto
Japanese novelist, critic, member of the japanese communist party.
Born February 13th, 1899 in Koishikawa-ku.
Died January 21st, 1951 at 51 years old in Tokyo (sepsis).
Håkon Bleken
Norwegian painter and graphic artist (1929–2025).
Born January 9th, 1929 in Trondheim. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2025 at 96 years old in Trondheim. [ref]
Hédi Baccouche
Tunisian politician (1930-2020).
Born January 15th, 1930 in Hammam Sousse.
Died January 21st, 2020 at 90 years old [ref]
Robert Wilson Shufeldt
American scientist (1850-1934).
Born December 1st, 1850 in New York City.
Died January 21st, 1934 at 83 years old in Dupont Circle. [ref]
Georgi Slavkov
Bulgarian football player (1958-2014).
Born September 11th, 1958 in Mosomishte. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2014 at 55 years old in Plovdiv (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jean Graton
French cartoonist and comics writer (1923–2021).
Born August 10th, 1923 in Nantes.
Died January 21st, 2021 at 97 years old in Brussels. [ref]
Deaths 126 to 150 of 254
We owe respect to the living; to the dead we owe only truth. Voltaire