October 21st
171 Notable deaths
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.
Died October 21st, 2018 at 99 years old in Ålesund. [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. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1993 at 40 years old in Bujumbura (deliberate murder). [ref]
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).
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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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson