Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
October 21st
172 Notable deaths
Gunnar Holmberg
Swedish footballer (1897-1975).
Born May 6th, 1897 in Gothenburg.
Died October 21st, 1975 at 78 years old in Borås.
Domenico Jorio
Catholic cardinal (1867–1954).
Born October 7th, 1867 in Villa Santo Stefano.
Died October 21st, 1954 at 87 years old in Rome.
Gennady Garbuzov
Boxer.
Born September 11th, 1930 in Moscow.
Died October 21st, 2009 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Jens Lambæk
Danish gymnast (1899-1985).
Born October 16th, 1899.
Died October 21st, 1985 at 86 years old in Herning.
Eduard Novák
Czech ice hockey player (1946-2010).
Born November 27th, 1946 in Buštěhrad.
Died October 21st, 2010 at 63 years old in Kladno. [ref]
Joachim Rademacher
German water polo player.
Born June 20th, 1906 in Magdeburg.
Died October 21st, 1970 at 64 years old in Dortmund.
Alex Close
Cyclist (1921–2008).
Born November 26th, 1921 in Moignelée.
Died October 21st, 2008 at 86 years old in Ligny. [ref]
José Maria Yermo
Spanish sportsman (1903-1960).
Born June 21st, 1903 in Getxo.
Died October 21st, 1960 at 57 years old in Bilbao.
Alfred Dahlqvist
Swedish cross-country skier (1914-1983).
Born May 13th, 1914 in Bräcke Municipality.
Died October 21st, 1983 at 69 years old
Anatoly Shelyukhin
Cross-country skier.
Born April 6th, 1930 in Kostroma.
Died October 21st, 1995 at 65 years old in Kostroma.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 172
Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold