October 21st
152 Notable deaths
Duchess Olga of Württemberg
German duchess (1876-1932).
Born March 1st, 1876 in Stuttgart.
Died October 21st, 1932 at 56 years old in Ludwigsburg.
Josef Kotin
Russian engineer (1908-1979).
Born March 10th, 1908 in Pavlohrad. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1979 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Charles Reidpath
American athlete.
Born September 20th, 1889 in Buffalo.
Died October 21st, 1975 at 86 years old in New York City.
Henry Stallard
British athlete.
Born April 28th, 1901 in Leeds.
Died October 21st, 1973 at 72 years old in East Sussex.
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]
Andrei Abrikosov
Soviet actor (1906-1973).
Born November 14th, 1906 in Simferopol. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1973 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Wilfried Puis
Belgian footballer (1943-1981).
Born February 18th, 1943 in Ostend.
Died October 21st, 1981 at 38 years old (cancer).
Aale Tynni
Finnish poet, critic and translator.
Born October 3rd, 1913 in Gatchina, Bolshiye Kolpany. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1997 at 84 years old in Helsinki.
Lars Bo
Danish artist and writer (1924-1999).
Born May 29th, 1924 in Kolding. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1999 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Bernardino Pérez Elizarán
Spanish association football player and football manager (1925-2002).
Born May 21st, 1925 in Hernani.
Died October 21st, 2002 at 77 years old in Valencia.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 152
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel