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October 21st
152 Notable deaths
Valko Chervenkov
Former general secretary of the bulgarian communist party.
Born September 6th, 1900 in Zlatitsa.
Died October 21st, 1980 at 80 years old in Sofia.
Loki Schmidt
German environmentalist (1919-2010).
Born March 3rd, 1919 in Hamburg.
Died October 21st, 2010 at 91 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Manfred Krug
German actor and singer.
Born February 8th, 1937 in Duisburg.
Died October 21st, 2016 at 79 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
Jean Decoux
Governor general of french indochina.
Born May 5th, 1884 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1963 at 79 years old in Paris. [ref]
Christine Boisson
French actress (1956–2024).
Born April 8th, 1956 in Salon-de-Provence. [ref]
Died October 21st, 2024 at 68 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (lung disease). [ref]
Otto von Knobelsdorff
German general.
Born March 31st, 1886 in Berlin.
Died October 21st, 1966 at 80 years old in Hanover.
Fritz ter Meer
German chemist.
Born July 4th, 1884 in Uerdingen.
Died October 21st, 1967 at 83 years old in Leverkusen. [ref]
Constantin von Economo
Romanian psychiatrist.
Born August 21st, 1876 in Brăila.
Died October 21st, 1931 at 55 years old in Vienna.
Abel Salazar
Mexican actor, film director and producer (1917-1995).
Born September 24th, 1917 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1995 at 78 years old in Cuernavaca (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Ejnar Hertzsprung
Danish astronomer and chemist.
Born October 8th, 1873 in Frederiksberg. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1967 at 94 years old in Roskilde. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 152
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