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October 21st
152 Notable deaths
Rosemary Leach
British actress (1935-2017).
Born December 18th, 1935 in Much Wenlock.
Died October 21st, 2017 at 81 years old in London. [ref]
Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar
Indian spiritual guru, philosopher, social reformer and composer.
Born May 21st, 1921 in Jamalpur.
Died October 21st, 1990 at 69 years old in Kolkata.
Robert Faurisson
French holocaust denier.
Born January 25th, 1929 in Shepperton.
Died October 21st, 2018 at 89 years old in Vichy. [ref]
Everett Rogers
American academic.
Born March 6th, 1931 in Carroll.
Died October 21st, 2004 at 73 years old in Albuquerque. [ref]
Gustav Gerneth
German centenarian.
Born October 15th, 1905 in Szczecin.
Died October 21st, 2019 at 114 years old in Havelberg.
Joachim Rønneberg
Norwegian resistance member (1919-2018).
Born August 30th, 1919 in Ålesund.
Died October 21st, 2018 at 99 years old in Ålesund. [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]
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.
Dorothy Hale
Socialite, actress (1905-1938).
Born January 11th, 1905 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 21st, 1938 at 33 years old in New York City.
George Hall
Canadian actor (1916-2002).
Born November 19th, 1916 in Toronto.
Died October 21st, 2002 at 85 years old in Hawthorne.
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