October 21st
163 Notable deaths
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]
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).
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).
Dionysis Savvopoulos
Greek singer-songwriter.
Born December 2nd, 1944 in Thessaloniki.
Died October 21st, 2025 at 80 years old in Athens (cancer, myocardial infarction). [ref]
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.
Born January 10th, 1924 in Minneapolis.
Died October 21st, 2018 at 94 years old in Kona District.
Karl Korsch
German politician (1886-1961).
Born August 15th, 1886 in Tostedt. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1961 at 75 years old in Belmont. [ref]
Raymond Hatton
American silent film actor (1887-1971).
Born July 7th, 1887 in Red Oak. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1971 at 84 years old in Pasadena (myocardial infarction). [ref]
He Yingqin
Taiwanese politician (1890-1987).
Born April 2nd, 1890 in Xingyi.
Died October 21st, 1987 at 97 years old in Taipei.
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
Iranian politician (1931-2014).
Born April 8th, 1931 in Tehran.
Died October 21st, 2014 at 83 years old in Tehran (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 163
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler