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October 21st
217 Notable deaths
Alois Kayser
German missionary.
Born March 29th, 1877 in Lupstein.
Died October 21st, 1944 at 67 years old in Chuuk.
Paolo Heusch
Film director, screenwriter (1924–1982).
Born February 26th, 1924 in Rome.
Died October 21st, 1982 at 58 years old in Rome.
Viktor Kovačić
Croatian architect (1874-1924).
Born August 28th, 1874 in Municipality of Rogaška Slatina. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1924 at 50 years old in Zagreb.
Jackie LaVine
American swimmer (1929–2022).
Born October 4th, 1929 in Maywood.
Died October 21st, 2022 at 93 years old [ref]
Felicija Bortkevičienė
Lithuanian politician, editor.
Born September 1st, 1873 in Linkaučiai. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1945 at 72 years old in Kaunas. [ref]
Elisabeth Altmann-Gottheiner
German economist (1874-1930).
Born March 26th, 1874 in Berlin.
Died October 21st, 1930 at 56 years old in Mannheim. [ref]
Hryhoriy Veryovka
Ukrainian composer (1895–1964).
Born December 25th, 1895 in Chernigov Governorate.
Died October 21st, 1964 at 68 years old in Kyiv.
Gertrude Pritzi
Austrian table tennis player.
Born January 15th, 1920 in Vienna.
Died October 21st, 1968 at 48 years old in Vienna.
Jean Dondelinger
Luxembourgian diplomat (1931-2004).
Born July 4th, 1931 in Luxembourg. [ref]
Died October 21st, 2004 at 73 years old in Luxembourg. [ref]
Toivo Hyytiäinen
Athletics competitor from finland (1925-1978).
Born November 12th, 1925 in Saarijärvi.
Died October 21st, 1978 at 52 years old in Saarijärvi.
Jerzy Chromik
Polish long distance runner (1931–1987).
Born June 15th, 1931 in Myslowice, Silesian Voivodeship.
Died October 21st, 1987 at 56 years old in Katowice.
Kaisa Parviainen
Athletics competitor (1914–2002).
Born December 3rd, 1914 in Juankoski.
Died October 21st, 2002 at 87 years old in Rauma.
Joaquín Vázquez
Spanish footballer (1897-1965).
Born August 26th, 1897 in Badajoz.
Died October 21st, 1965 at 68 years old
Giovanni Zuddas
Italian boxer (1928–1996).
Born March 1st, 1928 in Cagliari.
Died October 21st, 1996 at 68 years old in Cagliari.
Gunnar Holmberg
Swedish footballer (1897-1975).
Born May 6th, 1897 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1975 at 78 years old in Borås. [ref]
Domenico Jorio
Catholic cardinal (1867–1954).
Born October 7th, 1867 in Villa Santo Stefano.
Died October 21st, 1954 at 87 years old in Rome.
Gennady Garbuzov
Boxer.
Born September 11th, 1930 in Moscow.
Died October 21st, 2009 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Jens Lambæk
Danish gymnast (1899-1985).
Born October 16th, 1899.
Died October 21st, 1985 at 86 years old in Herning.
Eduard Novák
Czech ice hockey player (1946-2010).
Born November 27th, 1946 in Buštěhrad.
Died October 21st, 2010 at 63 years old in Kladno. [ref]
Joachim Rademacher
German water polo player (1906–1970).
Born June 20th, 1906 in Magdeburg.
Died October 21st, 1970 at 64 years old in Dortmund.
Alex Close
Cyclist (1921–2008).
Born November 26th, 1921 in Moignelée.
Died October 21st, 2008 at 86 years old in Ligny. [ref]
José Maria Yermo
Spanish sportsman (1903-1960).
Born June 21st, 1903 in Getxo.
Died October 21st, 1960 at 57 years old in Bilbao.
Frederick Guthrie
British physicist.
Born October 15th, 1833 in London.
Died October 21st, 1886 at 53 years old in London.
Alfred Dahlqvist
Swedish cross-country skier (1914-1983).
Born May 13th, 1914 in Bräcke Municipality.
Died October 21st, 1983 at 69 years old
Anatoly Shelyukhin
Cross-country skier.
Born April 6th, 1930 in Kostroma.
Died October 21st, 1995 at 65 years old in Kostroma.
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