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January 21st
254 Notable deaths
Launy Grøndahl
Danish composer and conductor (1886-1960).
Born June 30th, 1886 in Copenhagen.
Died January 21st, 1960 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
Pedro Manfredini
Argentine footballer (1935-2019).
Born September 7th, 1935 in Maipú.
Died January 21st, 2019 at 83 years old in Rome. [ref]
Arnaud Denjoy
French mathematician (1884-1974).
Born January 5th, 1884 in Auch. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1974 at 90 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Karel Poláček
Czech humorist, publicist, bookwriter, scriptwriter and writer (1892–1945).
Born March 22nd, 1892 in Rychnov nad Kněžnou. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1945 at 52 years old in Auschwitz, Oświęcim, Gliwice. [ref]
Mahmoud Namjoo
Iranian weightlifter (1918-1990).
Born September 22nd, 1918 in Rasht.
Died January 21st, 1990 at 71 years old in Tehran.
Chartchai Chionoi
Thai boxer (1942–2018).
Born October 10th, 1942 in Pathum Wan.
Died January 21st, 2018 at 75 years old in Khan Na Yao (pneumonia). [ref]
Colette Flesch
Luxembourgish politician (1937-2026).
Born April 16th, 1937 in Dudelange.
Died January 21st, 2026 at 88 years old in Luxembourg. [ref]
Einar Benediktsson
Icelandic poet (1864-1940).
Born October 31st, 1864 in Elliðavatn.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 75 years old in Herdísarvík.
Joseph Halévy
French orientalist (1827–1917).
Born December 15th, 1827 in Edirne.
Died January 21st, 1917 at 89 years old in Paris. [ref]
Sandro Penna
Italian poet (1906–1977).
Born June 12th, 1906 in Perugia.
Died January 21st, 1977 at 70 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Karl Eibl
Austrian military officer and german general (1891–1943).
Born July 23rd, 1891 in Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee.
Died January 21st, 1943 at 51 years old in Volgograd.
Berkeley L. Bunker
American politician (1906-1999).
Born August 12th, 1906 in St. Thomas.
Died January 21st, 1999 at 92 years old in Las Vegas.
Maria Cioncan
Athletics competitor.
Born June 19th, 1977 in Maieru.
Died January 21st, 2007 at 29 years old in Pleven (traffic collision).
Margery Wilson
American actress (1896-1986).
Born October 31st, 1896 in Christian County.
Died January 21st, 1986 at 89 years old in Arcadia.
Adolfo Marsillach
Spanish actor (1928–2002).
Born January 25th, 1928 in Barcelona.
Died January 21st, 2002 at 73 years old in Madrid (prostate cancer).
Eliza Frances Andrews
American writer, botanist, and teacher (1840-1931).
Born August 10th, 1840 in Washington.
Died January 21st, 1931 at 90 years old in Rome.
Sol Spiegelman
American molecular biologist (1914-1983).
Born December 14th, 1914 in Brooklyn.
Died January 21st, 1983 at 68 years old in Herkimer County.
Yves Afonso
French actor (1944-2018).
Born February 13th, 1944 in Saulieu. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2018 at 73 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Rex Cawley
American hurdler (1940–2022).
Born July 6th, 1940 in Farmington. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2022 at 81 years old in Orange.
Cristina Adela Foișor
Romanian chess player (1967–2017).
Born June 7th, 1967 in Petroșani. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2017 at 49 years old in Timișoara (pneumonia). [ref]
Reino Helismaa
Finnish singer-songwriter, film actor and screenwriter.
Born July 12th, 1913 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1965 at 51 years old in Helsinki (bone cancer).
Georg Dertinger
German politician (1902-1968).
Born December 25th, 1902 in Berlin.
Died January 21st, 1968 at 65 years old in Leipzig.
Tony Crook
British racing driver, engineer and businessman.
Born February 16th, 1920 in Manchester.
Died January 21st, 2014 at 93 years old in Bristol.
Theodor Wagner
Austrian footballer (1927-2020).
Born August 6th, 1927 in Vienna.
Died January 21st, 2020 at 92 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Franz Jung
German writer (1888–1963).
Born November 26th, 1888 in Nysa. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1963 at 74 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 175 of 254
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy