January 21st

184 Notable deaths

Leo Löwenthal

German sociologist.

Born November 3rd, 1900 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]

Died January 21st, 1993 at 92 years old in Berkeley. [ref]

Rosalia Zemlyachka

Russian revolutionary (1876-1947).

Born March 20th, 1876 in Mogilev.

Died January 21st, 1947 at 70 years old in Moscow.

Veljo Tormis

Estonian composer (1930-2017).

Born August 7th, 1930 in Aru.

Died January 21st, 2017 at 86 years old in Tallinn. [ref]

Jo Baer

American painter (1929–2025).

Born August 7th, 1929 in Seattle.

Died January 21st, 2025 at 95 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]

Matt Moore

Irish-born american actor (1888-1960).

Born January 8th, 1888 in Kells. [ref]

Died January 21st, 1960 at 72 years old in Hollywood.

Peer Raben

German composer and actor.

Born July 3rd, 1940 in Viechtach.

Died January 21st, 2007 at 66 years old in Mitterfels. [ref]

Rémy Julienne

French racing driver.

Born April 17th, 1930 in Cepoy. [ref]

Died January 21st, 2021 at 90 years old in Amilly (COVID-19). [ref]

Irena Jarocka

Singer, writer.

Born August 18th, 1946 in Srebrna Góra, Greater Poland Voivodeship.

Died January 21st, 2012 at 65 years old in Warsaw (brain cancer). [ref]

Felix Blumenfeld

Russian composer, pianist, conductor (1863-1931).

Born August 9th, 1863. [ref]

Died January 21st, 1931 at 67 years old in Moscow. [ref]

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]

Deaths 71 to 80 of 184

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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