October 21st
171 Notable deaths
Francisco Pinto Balsemão
Portuguese politician.
Born September 1st, 1937 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died October 21st, 2025 at 88 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
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]
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]
Jun-ichi Nishizawa
Japanese physicist (1926-2018).
Born September 12th, 1926 in Sendai.
Died October 21st, 2018 at 92 years old in Sendai.
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.
Martha Henry
American-born canadian actress (1938–2021).
Born February 17th, 1938 in Detroit.
Died October 21st, 2021 at 83 years old in Stratford. [ref]
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]
Barbecue Bob
American blues musician (1902–1931).
Born September 11th, 1902 in Georgia.
Died October 21st, 1931 at 29 years old in Lithonia (tuberculosis).
Fritz ter Meer
German chemist.
Born July 4th, 1884 in Uerdingen.
Died October 21st, 1967 at 83 years old in Leverkusen. [ref]
Loki Schmidt
German environmentalist (1919–2010).
Born March 3rd, 1919 in Hamburg.
Died October 21st, 2010 at 91 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 171
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy