October 21st
217 Notable deaths
Marie McDonald
American actress and singer (1923-1965).
Born July 6th, 1923 in Burgin.
Died October 21st, 1965 at 42 years old in Calabasas (drug overdose).
Ángel Castro y Arguíz
Father of fidel castro.
Born December 4th, 1875 in Láncara.
Died October 21st, 1956 at 80 years old in Birán.
Lilli Carati
Italian actress (1956–2014).
Born September 23rd, 1956 in Varese. [ref]
Died October 21st, 2014 at 58 years old in Besano (brain cancer). [ref]
Rosemary Leach
British actress (1935–2017).
Born December 18th, 1935 in Much Wenlock.
Died October 21st, 2017 at 81 years old in London. [ref]
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 (1921–1990).
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.
Died October 21st, 1943 at 66 years old in Royal Masonic Hospital.
Major Owens
American politician (1936-2013).
Born June 28th, 1936 in Collierville.
Died October 21st, 2013 at 77 years old in New York City (heart failure, kidney failure).
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 (1944–2025).
Born December 2nd, 1944 in Thessaloniki.
Died October 21st, 2025 at 80 years old in Athens (cancer, myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dorothy Hale
American socialite, actress (1905–1938).
Born January 11th, 1905 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 21st, 1938 at 33 years old in New York City.
Masato Kudo
Japanese association football player.
Born May 6th, 1990 in Suginami-ku.
Died October 21st, 2022 at 32 years old in Miyazaki (surgical complications). [ref]
Joan Evans
American actress.
Born July 18th, 1934 in New York City.
Died October 21st, 2023 at 89 years old in Henderson. [ref]
Joachim Rønneberg
Norwegian resistance member (1919-2018).
Born August 30th, 1919 in Ålesund Municipality.
Died October 21st, 2018 at 99 years old in Ålesund Municipality. [ref]
Dany Chamoun
Lebanese politician (1934-1990).
Born August 26th, 1934 in Deyr el-Qamar.
Died October 21st, 1990 at 56 years old in Beirut.
Gustav Gerneth
German supercentenarian (1905-2019).
Born October 15th, 1905 in Szczecin.
Died October 21st, 2019 at 114 years old in Havelberg.
Melchior Ndadaye
President of burundi (1953–1993).
Born March 28th, 1953 in Mwaro.
Died October 21st, 1993 at 40 years old in Bujumbura (deliberate murder).
Wacław Sierpiński
Polish mathematician.
Born March 14th, 1882 in Warsaw.
Died October 21st, 1969 at 87 years old in Warsaw.
Willi Münzenberg
German politician (1889-1940).
Born August 14th, 1889 in Erfurt. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1940 at 51 years old in Saint-Marcellin (hanging to death).
Natalie Zemon Davis
Canadian-american historian (1928-2023).
Born November 8th, 1928 in Detroit.
Died October 21st, 2023 at 94 years old in Toronto (cancer). [ref]
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi