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October 21st
152 Notable deaths
Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena Montoya
Colombian catholic sister.
Born May 26th, 1875 in Jericó.
Died October 21st, 1949 at 74 years old in Medellín.
Bernhard Neumann
German-born british mathematician.
Born October 15th, 1909 in Berlin.
Died October 21st, 2002 at 93 years old in Canberra.
Nils Ferlin
Swedish writer.
Born December 11th, 1898 in Karlstad church parish. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1961 at 62 years old in Uppsala.
Gianni Ferrio
Italian composer.
Born November 15th, 1924 in Vicenza.
Died October 21st, 2013 at 88 years old in Rome. [ref]
John Peabody Harrington
American linguist and ethnologist and a specialist in the indigenous peoples of california.
Born April 29th, 1884 in Waltham. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1961 at 77 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
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]
Guido Beck
German physicist.
Born August 29th, 1903 in Liberec.
Died October 21st, 1988 at 85 years old in Rio de Janeiro (traffic collision).
Gordon Astall
English footballer (born 1927).
Born September 22nd, 1927 in Horwich.
Died October 21st, 2020 at 93 years old [ref]
Lutz D. Schmadel
German astronomer and amateur radio operator.
Born July 2nd, 1942 in Berlin.
Died October 21st, 2016 at 74 years old
Lho Shin-yong
South korean politician (1930-2019).
Born February 28th, 1930 in Kangso.
Died October 21st, 2019 at 89 years old in Seoul.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 152
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