October 21st
217 Notable deaths
Anis Mansour
Egyptian writer (1924–2011).
Born August 18th, 1924 in Mansoura.
Died October 21st, 2011 at 87 years old in Cairo (pneumonia). [ref]
Toshio Ōta
Japanese flying ace (1919–1942).
Born March 20th, 1919 in Nagasaki.
Died October 21st, 1942 at 23 years old in Guadalcanal.
Duchess Olga of Württemberg
German duchess (1876-1932).
Born March 1st, 1876 in Stuttgart.
Died October 21st, 1932 at 56 years old in Ludwigsburg.
Lho Shin-yong
South korean politician (1930-2019).
Born February 28th, 1930 in Kangso.
Died October 21st, 2019 at 89 years old in Seoul.
Henry Stallard
British athlete (1901–1973).
Born April 28th, 1901 in Leeds. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1973 at 72 years old in Hartfield. [ref]
William J. Fields
American politician (1874-1954).
Born December 29th, 1874 in Willard.
Died October 21st, 1954 at 79 years old in Grayson.
Hermann Usener
German classical philologist (1834–1905).
Born October 23rd, 1834 in Weilburg.
Died October 21st, 1905 at 70 years old in Bonn (myocardial infarction).
Ahmet Taner Kışlalı
Turkish editor and journalist (1939–1999).
Died October 21st, 1999 at 60 years old in Ankara.
Guido Beck
German physicist (1903-1988).
Born August 29th, 1903 in Liberec.
Died October 21st, 1988 at 85 years old in Rio de Janeiro (traffic collision).
Julius Schäffer
German mycologist (1882-1944).
Born June 3rd, 1882 in Markgröningen.
Died October 21st, 1944 at 62 years old in Weilheim in Oberbayern (foodborne illness).
Josef Kotin
Russian engineer (1908-1979).
Born March 10th, 1908 in Pavlohrad. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1979 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Teresa Billington-Greig
British suffragette (1877–1964).
Born October 15th, 1877 in Preston.
Died October 21st, 1964 at 87 years old in London.
Lutz D. Schmadel
German astronomer and amateur radio operator (1942–2016).
Born July 2nd, 1942 in Berlin.
Died October 21st, 2016 at 74 years old
Karl Böttcher
German general and knight's cross recipient (1889–1973).
Born October 25th, 1889 in Toruń.
Died October 21st, 1973 at 83 years old in Bad Wimpfen.
Paul Leduc
Mexican film director (1942-2020).
Born March 11th, 1942 in Mexico City.
Died October 21st, 2020 at 78 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Charles van der Stappen
Belgian sculptor (1843–1910).
Born December 19th, 1843 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1910 at 66 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
John Ball
British politician, naturalist and alpine traveller. (1818-1889).
Born August 20th, 1818 in Dublin.
Died October 21st, 1889 at 71 years old in Kensington.
Charles Reidpath
American athlete (1889–1975).
Born September 20th, 1889 in Buffalo.
Died October 21st, 1975 at 86 years old in Kenmore.
Gordon Astall
English footballer (born 1927).
Born September 22nd, 1927 in Horwich.
Died October 21st, 2020 at 93 years old [ref]
Andrei Abrikosov
Soviet actor (1906-1973).
Born November 14th, 1906 in Simferopol.
Died October 21st, 1973 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Karl Elmendorff
German conductor (1891–1962).
Born October 25th, 1891 in Düsseldorf.
Died October 21st, 1962 at 70 years old in Hofheim am Taunus.
Reino Börjesson
Swedish footballer (1929–2023).
Born February 4th, 1929 in Partille.
Died October 21st, 2023 at 94 years old in Partille. [ref]
Norman Thomas Gilroy
Catholic cardinal (1896-1977).
Born January 22nd, 1896 in Sydney.
Died October 21st, 1977 at 81 years old in Sydney.
Friedrich Münzer
German historian and classical philologist (1868–1942).
Born April 22nd, 1869 in Opole.
Died October 21st, 1942 at 73 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Louisa Anne Meredith
British-australian writer and illustrator (1812–1895).
Born July 20th, 1812 in Birmingham.
Died October 21st, 1895 at 83 years old in Collingwood.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 217
Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows. Michael Landon