October 21st
217 Notable deaths
Charles Eliot Norton
American art historian (1827-1908).
Born November 16th, 1827 in Cambridge.
Died October 21st, 1908 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
Nell Brinkley
American illustrator (1886–1944).
Born September 5th, 1886 in Denver.
Died October 21st, 1944 at 58 years old in United States.
Fritz ter Meer
German chemist and convicted war criminal (1884–1967).
Born July 4th, 1884 in Uerdingen.
Died October 21st, 1967 at 83 years old in Leverkusen. [ref]
Loki Schmidt
German environmentalist (1919–2010).
Born March 3rd, 1919 in Hamburg.
Died October 21st, 2010 at 91 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Nikoloz Baratashvili
Georgian poet (1817-1844).
Born December 4th, 1817 in Tbilisi.
Died October 21st, 1845 at 27 years old in Ganja (malaria).
Otto von Knobelsdorff
German general (1886–1966).
Born March 31st, 1886 in Berlin.
Died October 21st, 1966 at 80 years old in Hanover.
Ejnar Hertzsprung
Danish astronomer and chemist.
Born October 8th, 1873 in Frederiksberg.
Died October 21st, 1967 at 94 years old in Roskilde.
Manfred Krug
German actor and singer (1937–2016).
Born February 8th, 1937 in Duisburg.
Died October 21st, 2016 at 79 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
Constantin von Economo
Romanian psychiatrist (1876–1931).
Born August 21st, 1876 in Brăila.
Died October 21st, 1931 at 55 years old in Vienna.
Abel Salazar
Mexican actor, film director and producer (1917–1995).
Born September 25th, 1917 in Mexico City.
Died October 21st, 1995 at 78 years old in Cuernavaca (Alzheimer's disease).
Naoya Shiga
Japanese writer (1883–1971).
Born February 20th, 1883 in Ishinomaki.
Died October 21st, 1971 at 88 years old in Kanto Central Hospital for Public School Teachers (pneumonia).
Nancy Graves
American conceptual artist (1939–1995).
Born December 23rd, 1940 in Pittsfield.
Died October 21st, 1995 at 54 years old in New York City (ovarian cancer).
Neil Campbell
American scientist (1946-2004).
Born April 17th, 1946 in Culver City.
Died October 21st, 2004 at 58 years old in Redlands (myocardial infarction).
James Henry Greathead
British civil engineer (1844-1896).
Born August 6th, 1844 in Makhanda.
Died October 21st, 1896 at 52 years old in London Borough of Lambeth.
George Frederick Bodley
Architect from united kingdom.
Born March 14th, 1827 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died October 21st, 1907 at 80 years old in Water Eaton.
Beatrice Hicks
Engineer from the united states.
Born January 2nd, 1919 in Orange.
Died October 21st, 1979 at 60 years old in Princeton.
Ernest Haller
American cinematographer (1896–1970).
Born May 31st, 1896 in Los Angeles.
Died October 21st, 1970 at 74 years old in Marina del Rey (traffic collision).
Ma Hongbin
Chinese politician (1884–1960).
Born September 14th, 1884 in Linxia County.
Died October 21st, 1960 at 76 years old in Lanzhou.
Henry Armetta
Italian-american actor (1888-1945).
Born July 4th, 1888 in Palermo.
Died October 21st, 1945 at 57 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction).
Zhou Ziqi
Chinese educator and politician (1869–1923).
Born November 17th, 1869 in Chao'an District.
Died October 21st, 1923 at 53 years old in Beijing.
Silvana Suárez
Argentine model and beauty queen (born 1958).
Born September 29th, 1958 in Córdoba.
Died October 21st, 2022 at 64 years old in Nono (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Georgios Zoitakis
Regent of greece (1910-1996).
Born March 3rd, 1910 in Nafpaktos. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1996 at 86 years old in Athens.
Ingo Maurer
German industrial designer (1932–2019).
Born May 12th, 1932 in Reichenau.
Died October 21st, 2019 at 87 years old in Munich. [ref]
Arthur Peacocke
British biochemist and theologian (1924–2006).
Born November 29th, 1924 in Watford.
Died October 21st, 2006 at 81 years old in England. [ref]
Deaths 76 to 100 of 217
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur