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October 21st
172 Notable deaths
Alois Kayser
German missionary.
Born March 29th, 1877 in Lupstein.
Died October 21st, 1944 at 67 years old in Chuuk.
Paolo Heusch
Film director, screenwriter (1924–1982).
Born February 26th, 1924 in Rome.
Died October 21st, 1982 at 58 years old in Rome.
Jackie LaVine
American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist (1929–2022).
Born October 4th, 1929 in Maywood.
Died October 21st, 2022 at 93 years old [ref]
Elisabeth Altmann-Gottheiner
German economist (1874-1930).
Born March 26th, 1874 in Berlin.
Died October 21st, 1930 at 56 years old in Mannheim. [ref]
Gertrude Pritzi
Austrian table tennis player.
Born January 15th, 1920 in Vienna.
Died October 21st, 1968 at 48 years old in Vienna.
Jean Dondelinger
Luxembourgian diplomat (1931-2004).
Born July 4th, 1931 in Luxembourg. [ref]
Died October 21st, 2004 at 73 years old in Luxembourg. [ref]
Toivo Hyytiäinen
Athletics competitor from finland (1925-1978).
Born November 12th, 1925 in Saarijärvi.
Died October 21st, 1978 at 52 years old in Saarijärvi.
Kaisa Parviainen
Athletics competitor (1914–2002).
Born December 3rd, 1914 in Juankoski.
Died October 21st, 2002 at 87 years old in Rauma.
Joaquín Vázquez
Spanish footballer (1897-1965).
Born August 26th, 1897 in Badajoz.
Died October 21st, 1965 at 68 years old
Giovanni Zuddas
Italian boxer (1928–1996).
Born March 1st, 1928 in Cagliari.
Died October 21st, 1996 at 68 years old in Cagliari.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 172
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