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October 21st
152 Notable deaths
Arolde de Oliveira
Brazilian politician (1937-2020).
Born March 11th, 1937 in São Luiz Gonzaga.
Died October 21st, 2020 at 83 years old in Rio de Janeiro (COVID-19). [ref]
Lech Ordon
Polish actor.
Born November 24th, 1928 in Poznań.
Died October 21st, 2017 at 88 years old in Warsaw (pneumonia).
John Garrels
American hurdler, shot putter and discus thrower (1885-1956).
Born November 18th, 1885 in Bay City.
Died October 21st, 1956 at 70 years old in Grosse Ile Township.
Herbert Carlsson
Swedish footballer (1896-1952).
Born September 8th, 1896 in Gothenburg.
Died October 21st, 1952 at 56 years old in Gothenburg.
Aila Meriluoto
Finnish poet, author and translator (1924-2019).
Born January 10th, 1924 in Pieksämäki.
Died October 21st, 2019 at 95 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Alois Kayser
German missionary.
Born March 29th, 1877 in Lupstein.
Died October 21st, 1944 at 67 years old in Chuuk.
Robert Lindsay
British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1920 summer olympics.
Born April 18th, 1890 in London Borough of Wandsworth.
Died October 21st, 1958 at 68 years old in Battersea.
Pál Gábor
Film director, screenwriter (1932-1987).
Born November 2nd, 1932 in Budapest.
Died October 21st, 1987 at 54 years old in Rome.
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.
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