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November 21st
202 Notable deaths
Jim Folsom
42nd governor of the u.s. state of alabama (1908-1987).
Born October 9th, 1908 in Elba.
Died November 21st, 1987 at 79 years old in Cullman.
Yoshida Shōin
Japanese politician (1830-1859).
Born September 20th, 1830 in Hagi.
Died November 21st, 1859 at 29 years old in Tenma-chō Prison (decapitation).
Gabriele Tinti
Italian actor (1932-1991).
Born August 22nd, 1932 in Molinella.
Died November 21st, 1991 at 59 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
E. P. Sanders
American biblical scholar (1937–2022).
Born April 18th, 1937 in Grand Prairie.
Died November 21st, 2022 at 85 years old [ref]
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
President of djibouti (1916-2006).
Born October 15th, 1916 in Lughaya District. [ref]
Died November 21st, 2006 at 90 years old in Djibouti. [ref]
Ottilie Assing
Feminist, freethinker, abolitionist (1819–1884).
Born February 11th, 1819 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1884 at 65 years old in Paris. [ref]
Thomas Kuchel
Former united states senator from california.
Born August 15th, 1910 in Anaheim.
Died November 21st, 1994 at 84 years old in Beverly Hills.
Vern Mikkelsen
American basketball player (1928–2013).
Born October 21st, 1928 in Parlier.
Died November 21st, 2013 at 85 years old in Wayzata. [ref]
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Spanish actor, screenwriter, and director, (1921–2007).
Born August 28th, 1921 in Lima.
Died November 21st, 2007 at 86 years old in Madrid (pneumonia). [ref]
Ellen Glasgow
Novelist, short story writer (1873–1945).
Born April 22nd, 1874 in Richmond.
Died November 21st, 1945 at 71 years old in Richmond.
Pierre Amine Gemayel
Assassinated lebanese politician (1972-2006).
Born September 23rd, 1972 in Beirut.
Died November 21st, 2006 at 34 years old in Beirut (gunshot wound). [ref]
Frank Martin
Swiss composer (1890–1974).
Born September 15th, 1890 in Geneva.
Died November 21st, 1974 at 84 years old in Naarden.
Ameen Faheem
Pakistani politician and spiritual leader (1939-2015).
Born August 4th, 1939 in Matiari District.
Died November 21st, 2015 at 76 years old in Karachi (leukemia).
Fernand Khnopff
Belgian painter (1858–1921).
Born September 12th, 1858 in Dendermonde. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1921 at 63 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
Daniel Mann
American stage, film and television director (1912-1991).
Born August 8th, 1912 in Brooklyn.
Died November 21st, 1991 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Joseph McKenna
Us supreme court justice from 1898 to 1925.
Born August 10th, 1843 in Philadelphia.
Died November 21st, 1926 at 83 years old in Washington, D.C..
Francis Burton Harrison
American-filipino politician (1873–1957).
Born December 18th, 1873 in New York City.
Died November 21st, 1957 at 83 years old in Hunterdon Medical Center.
Julian Corbett
British naval historian.
Born November 12th, 1854 in London Borough of Lambeth.
Died November 21st, 1922 at 68 years old in Stopham.
Sao Shwe Thaik
First president of burma and last saopha of yawnghwe.
Born October 16th, 1896 in Yawnghwe.
Died November 21st, 1962 at 66 years old in Yangon.
Bruno Rossi
Italian experimental physicist (1905–1993).
Born April 13th, 1905 in Venice.
Died November 21st, 1993 at 88 years old in Cambridge.
Marijane Meaker
American writer (1927-2022).
Born May 27th, 1927 in Auburn.
Died November 21st, 2022 at 95 years old in East Hampton. [ref]
Ralph Burns
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1922-2001).
Born June 29th, 1922 in Newton.
Died November 21st, 2001 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Newsy Lalonde
Ice hockey and lacrosse player (1887–1970).
Born October 31st, 1887 in Cornwall.
Died November 21st, 1970 at 83 years old in Montreal.
Pehr G. Gyllenhammar
Swedish businessman.
Born April 28th, 1935 in Gothenburg.
Died November 21st, 2024 at 89 years old in Toronto. [ref]
David L. Lawrence
Governor of pennsylvania (1889-1966).
Born June 18th, 1889 in Pittsburgh.
Died November 21st, 1966 at 77 years old in Pittsburgh.
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