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October 21st
152 Notable deaths
Dudley Pound
Royal navy admiral of the fleet (1877-1943).
Born August 29th, 1877 in Isle of Wight.
Died October 21st, 1943 at 66 years old in Royal Masonic Hospital.
Joan Evans
American actress.
Born July 18th, 1934 in New York City.
Died October 21st, 2023 at 89 years old in Henderson. [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.
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
Mathematician.
Born March 14th, 1882 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1969 at 87 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
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]
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]
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]
Elissa Landi
Italian born actress who was popular in hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s.
Born December 6th, 1904 in Venice. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1948 at 43 years old in Kingston (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 152
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