October 21st
171 Notable deaths
Isabelle Eberhardt
Swiss explorer and author (1877-1904).
Born February 17th, 1877 in Geneva. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1904 at 27 years old in Aïn Séfra (drowning).
Robert Faurisson
French academic and holocaust denier (1929–2018).
Born January 25th, 1929 in Shepperton.
Died October 21st, 2018 at 89 years old in Vichy. [ref]
Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar
Indian spiritual guru, philosopher, social reformer and composer.
Born May 21st, 1921 in Jamalpur.
Died October 21st, 1990 at 69 years old in Kolkata.
Einár
Swedish rapper (2002–2021).
Born September 5th, 2002 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died October 21st, 2021 at 19 years old in Hammarby Sjöstad (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Bill Hayden
Former governor-general of australia from 1989 to 1996.
Born January 23rd, 1933 in Brisbane.
Died October 21st, 2023 at 90 years old in Queensland. [ref]
Everett Rogers
American academic.
Born March 6th, 1931 in Carroll.
Died October 21st, 2004 at 73 years old in Albuquerque. [ref]
Dudley Pound
Royal navy admiral of the fleet (1877-1943).
Born August 29th, 1877 in Isle of Wight.
Died October 21st, 1943 at 66 years old in Royal Masonic Hospital.
George Hall
Canadian actor (1916-2002).
Born November 19th, 1916 in Toronto.
Died October 21st, 2002 at 85 years old in Hawthorne.
Theodor Busse
German general of infantry in the second world war (1897-1986).
Born December 15th, 1897 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died October 21st, 1986 at 88 years old in Wallerstein.
Dionysis Savvopoulos
Greek singer-songwriter.
Born December 2nd, 1944 in Thessaloniki.
Died October 21st, 2025 at 80 years old in Athens (cancer, myocardial infarction). [ref]
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I want to be all used up when I die. George Bernard Shaw