October 21st
172 Notable deaths
Lutz D. Schmadel
German astronomer and amateur radio operator.
Born July 2nd, 1942 in Berlin.
Died October 21st, 2016 at 74 years old
Karl Böttcher
German general and knight's cross recipient (1889–1973).
Born October 25th, 1889 in Toruń.
Died October 21st, 1973 at 83 years old in Bad Wimpfen.
Paul Leduc
Mexican film director (1942-2020).
Born March 11th, 1942 in Mexico City.
Died October 21st, 2020 at 78 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Charles Reidpath
American athlete (1889–1975).
Born September 20th, 1889 in Buffalo.
Died October 21st, 1975 at 86 years old in Kenmore.
Gordon Astall
English footballer (born 1927).
Born September 22nd, 1927 in Horwich.
Died October 21st, 2020 at 93 years old [ref]
Andrei Abrikosov
Soviet actor (1906-1973).
Born November 14th, 1906 in Simferopol.
Died October 21st, 1973 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Karl Elmendorff
German conductor (1891–1962).
Born January 25th, 1891 in Düsseldorf.
Died October 21st, 1962 at 71 years old in Hofheim am Taunus.
Reino Börjesson
Swedish footballer (1929–2023).
Born February 4th, 1929 in Partille.
Died October 21st, 2023 at 94 years old in Partille. [ref]
Norman Thomas Gilroy
Catholic cardinal (1896-1977).
Born January 22nd, 1896 in Sydney.
Died October 21st, 1977 at 81 years old in Sydney.
Friedrich Münzer
German historian and classical philologist (1868–1942).
Born April 22nd, 1869 in Opole. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1942 at 73 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 172
Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy