January 21st
254 Notable deaths
Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
Member of the swiss federal council (1802-1881).
Born February 19th, 1802 in Altstätten.
Died January 21st, 1881 at 78 years old in Muri bei Bern.
Cuth Harrison
British racing driver (1906-1981).
Born July 6th, 1906 in Sheffield.
Died January 21st, 1981 at 74 years old in Sheffield.
Giovanni Comisso
Italian writer (1895–1969).
Born October 3rd, 1895 in Treviso.
Died January 21st, 1969 at 73 years old in Treviso.
Vincenzo Consolo
Italian writer (1933-2012).
Born February 18th, 1933 in Sant'Agata di Militello.
Died January 21st, 2012 at 78 years old in Milan. [ref]
Ferdo Šišić
Croatian historian (1869–1940).
Born March 9th, 1869 in Vinkovci.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 70 years old in Zagreb.
Christiaan Cornelissen
Dutch economist (1864-1942).
Born August 30th, 1864.
Died January 21st, 1942 at 77 years old in Domme.
Robert Sassone
French racing cyclist (1978-2016).
Born November 23rd, 1978 in Nouméa.
Died January 21st, 2016 at 37 years old in Nouméa. [ref]
Cesare Burali-Forti
Mathematician and logic from italy.
Born August 13th, 1861 in Arezzo.
Died January 21st, 1931 at 69 years old in Turin (stomach cancer).
Robert LeGendre
American pentathlete (1898-1931).
Born January 7th, 1898 in Lewiston.
Died January 21st, 1931 at 33 years old in Brooklyn.
Rudolf von Brudermann
Austro-hungarian general (1851-1941).
Born January 9th, 1851 in Gyöngyös.
Died January 21st, 1941 at 90 years old in Kaltenleutgeben.
Dana Medřická
Czech actress (1920–1983).
Born July 11th, 1920 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1983 at 62 years old in Prague. [ref]
Juan Zambudio Velasco
Spanish footballer-manager (1922-2004).
Born November 14th, 1922 in Jumilla.
Died January 21st, 2004 at 81 years old in Igualada.
Peter Persidis
Austrian footballer (1947-2009).
Born March 8th, 1947 in Vienna.
Died January 21st, 2009 at 61 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Étienne Aymonier
French linguist and explorer (1844–1929).
Born February 26th, 1844 in Le Châtelard.
Died January 21st, 1929 at 84 years old in Paris.
Hugh Longbourne Callendar
British physicist (1863-1930).
Born April 18th, 1863 in Hatherop.
Died January 21st, 1930 at 66 years old in London Borough of Ealing.
Ljubomir Nenadović
Serbian writer, diplomat, minister of education and member of the serbian royal academy (1826–1895).
Born September 14th, 1826 in Brankovina.
Died January 21st, 1895 at 68 years old in Valjevo.
Marc Baecke
Belgian association football player (1956–2017).
Born July 24th, 1956 in Sint-Niklaas.
Died January 21st, 2017 at 60 years old in Beveren. [ref]
Mezidemestan Kadın
Sixth consort of ottoman sultan abdul hamid ii.
Born March 3rd, 1869 in Ganja.
Died January 21st, 1909 at 39 years old in Istanbul.
Aleksandr Arbuzov
Russian chemist (1877-1968).
Born September 12th, 1877 in Arbuzov Bäräne.
Died January 21st, 1968 at 90 years old in Kazan.
Ton Satomi
Japanese author (1888–1983).
Born July 14th, 1888 in Yokohama.
Died January 21st, 1983 at 94 years old in Kamakura (pneumonia).
Jenő Rátz
Hungarian politician (1882-1952).
Born September 20th, 1882 in Zrenjanin.
Died January 21st, 1952 at 69 years old in Budapest.
Felicia Donceanu
Romanian sculptor, painter and composer (born 1931).
Born January 28th, 1931 in Bacău.
Died January 21st, 2022 at 90 years old in Drăgoești. [ref]
Bence Szabolcsi
Hungarian music historian (1899–1973).
Born August 2nd, 1899 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1973 at 73 years old in Budapest.
Johann Heinrich Hübschmann
German philologist (1848–1908).
Born July 1st, 1848 in Erfurt. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1908 at 59 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Lothar Kobluhn
German professional footballer (1943-2019).
Born April 12th, 1943 in Oberhausen.
Died January 21st, 2019 at 75 years old in Oberhausen.
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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold