October 21st
217 Notable deaths
R.B. Kitaj
American artist (1932-2007).
Born October 29th, 1932 in Chagrin Falls. [ref]
Died October 21st, 2007 at 74 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Elissa Landi
Italian born actress who was popular in hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s.
Born December 6th, 1904 in Venice.
Died October 21st, 1948 at 43 years old in Kingston (cancer).
Ho Ying-chin
Chinese politician (1890-1987).
Born April 2nd, 1890 in Xingyi.
Died October 21st, 1987 at 97 years old in Taipei.
Margaret Gibson
American actress (1894-1964).
Born September 14th, 1894 in Colorado Springs.
Died October 21st, 1964 at 70 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Luis A. Ferré
Puerto rican politician (1904-2003).
Born February 17th, 1904 in Ponce.
Died October 21st, 2003 at 99 years old in San Juan (respiratory failure).
Viola Smith
American musician (1912-2020).
Born November 29th, 1912 in Mount Calvary.
Died October 21st, 2020 at 107 years old in Costa Mesa (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Karl Korsch
German politician (1886-1961).
Born August 15th, 1886 in Tostedt.
Died October 21st, 1961 at 75 years old in Belmont.
Raymond Hatton
American silent film actor (1887-1971).
Born July 7th, 1887 in Red Oak.
Died October 21st, 1971 at 84 years old in Pasadena (myocardial infarction).
Ilie Balaci
Romanian footballer (1956–2018).
Born September 13th, 1956 in Bistreț.
Died October 21st, 2018 at 62 years old in Craiova (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Earl Bakken
American academic (1924–2018).
Born January 10th, 1924 in Minneapolis.
Died October 21st, 2018 at 94 years old in Kona District.
Francisco Pinto Balsemão
Portuguese politician.
Born September 1st, 1937 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died October 21st, 2025 at 88 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
Iranian ayatollah (1931–2014).
Born April 8th, 1931 in Tehran.
Died October 21st, 2014 at 83 years old in Tehran (myocardial infarction). [ref]
James Leo Herlihy
American writer (1927–1993).
Born February 27th, 1927 in Detroit.
Died October 21st, 1993 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (intoxication).
Christine Boisson
French actress (1956–2024).
Born April 8th, 1956 in Salon-de-Provence.
Died October 21st, 2024 at 68 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (lung disease). [ref]
Elwell Stephen Otis
Union army general (1838–1909).
Born March 25th, 1838 in Frederick. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1909 at 71 years old in Rochester (angina pectoris). [ref]
J. N. Andrews
American seventh-day adventist minister (1829–1883).
Born July 22nd, 1829 in Poland.
Died October 21st, 1883 at 54 years old in Basel.
Jun-ichi Nishizawa
Japanese physicist (1926-2018).
Born September 12th, 1926 in Sendai.
Died October 21st, 2018 at 92 years old in Sendai.
Valko Chervenkov
Bulgarian communist politician, prime minister (1900-1980).
Born September 6th, 1900 in Zlatitsa.
Died October 21st, 1980 at 80 years old in Sofia.
Martha Henry
American-born canadian actress (1938–2021).
Born February 17th, 1938 in Detroit.
Died October 21st, 2021 at 83 years old in Stratford. [ref]
Jerome Wiesner
American academic engineer (1915-1994).
Born May 30th, 1915 in Detroit.
Died October 21st, 1994 at 79 years old in Watertown.
Jean Decoux
Governor general of french indochina (1884–1963).
Born May 5th, 1884 in Bordeaux.
Died October 21st, 1963 at 79 years old in Paris.
Michael William Balfe
Irish composer (1808–1870).
Born May 15th, 1808 in Dublin.
Died October 21st, 1870 at 62 years old in Rowney Abbey.
Józef Franczak
Polish resistance member (1918-1963).
Born March 17th, 1918 in Kozice Górne.
Died October 21st, 1963 at 45 years old in Majdan Kozic Górnych.
Barbecue Bob
American blues musician (1902–1931).
Born September 11th, 1902 in Georgia.
Died October 21st, 1931 at 29 years old in Lithonia (tuberculosis).
José Hernández
Argentine writer (1834-1886).
Born November 10th, 1834 in San Andrés de Giles.
Died October 21st, 1886 at 51 years old in Belgrano.
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