November 21st
202 Notable deaths
François de Roubaix
French composer (1939-1975).
Born April 3rd, 1939 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1975 at 36 years old in Tenerife (drowning).
Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire
French preacher and journalist (1802-1861).
Born May 12th, 1802 in Recey-sur-Ource.
Died November 21st, 1861 at 59 years old in Sorèze.
Antonin Raymond
Czech architect (1888–1976).
Born May 10th, 1888 in Kladno.
Died November 21st, 1976 at 88 years old in Langhorne.
Béla Miklós
Hungarian general and politician (1890–1948).
Born June 11th, 1890 in Budapest.
Died November 21st, 1948 at 58 years old in Budapest.
Igor Korobov
Russian general (1956-2018).
Born August 3rd, 1956 in Vyazma.
Died November 21st, 2018 at 62 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Joseph Caillaux
French politician (1863-1944).
Born March 30th, 1863 in Le Mans.
Died November 21st, 1944 at 81 years old in Mamers.
Dale Spender
Australian writer.
Born September 22nd, 1943 in Newcastle.
Died November 21st, 2023 at 80 years old in Brisbane. [ref]
Ayyā Khemā
German buddhist nun (1923–1997).
Born August 25th, 1923 in Berlin.
Died November 21st, 1997 at 74 years old in Oy-Mittelberg (breast cancer).
Jean-Claude Risset
French composer (1938–2016).
Born March 13th, 1938 in Le Puy-en-Velay.
Died November 21st, 2016 at 78 years old in 5th arrondissement of Marseille. [ref]
Anzia Yezierska
American writer (1880–1970).
Born October 29th, 1880 in Płońsk.
Died November 21st, 1970 at 90 years old in Ontario.
Fahmida Riaz
Pakistani urdu writer, poet, feminist (1946-2018).
Born July 28th, 1946 in Meerut. [ref]
Died November 21st, 2018 at 72 years old in Lahore. [ref]
Fred Kavli
American physicist, norwegian born (1927–2013).
Born August 20th, 1927 in Eresfjord.
Died November 21st, 2013 at 86 years old in Santa Barbara (cholangiocarcinoma).
Antonio Escohotado
Spanish essayist and university professor.
Born July 5th, 1941 in Madrid. [ref]
Died November 21st, 2021 at 80 years old in Ibiza. [ref]
Konstantin Feoktistov
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born February 7th, 1926 in Voronezh.
Died November 21st, 2009 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Laurits Tuxen
Danish artist (1853-1927).
Born December 9th, 1853 in Copenhagen.
Died November 21st, 1927 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
Peter Berling
German actor and writer (1934–2017).
Born March 20th, 1934 in Międzyrzecz.
Died November 21st, 2017 at 83 years old in Rome. [ref]
Richard Leigh
American writer (1943–2007).
Born August 16th, 1943 in New Jersey.
Died November 21st, 2007 at 64 years old in London. [ref]
Leopold Berchtold
Austro-hungarian politician (1863-1942).
Born April 18th, 1863 in Vienna.
Died November 21st, 1942 at 79 years old in Peresznye.
Robert Simpson
English composer and bbc producer and broadcaster (1921–1997).
Born March 2nd, 1921 in Leamington Spa.
Died November 21st, 1997 at 76 years old in Tralee.
David Nolan
Writer and politician (1943-2010).
Born November 23rd, 1943 in Washington, D.C..
Died November 21st, 2010 at 66 years old in Tucson (stroke). [ref]
Kálmán Mészöly
Hungarian footballer (1941–2022).
Born July 16th, 1941 in Budapest.
Died November 21st, 2022 at 81 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Luigi Palma di Cesnola
Italian-american soldier, diplomat and amateur archaeologist; united states army medal of honor recipient.
Born July 29th, 1832 in Rivarolo Canavese.
Died November 21st, 1904 at 72 years old in Manhattan.
Agnes Pockels
German chemist pioneer in surface science.
Born February 14th, 1862 in Venice.
Died November 21st, 1935 at 73 years old in Brunswick.
Gunnar Gunnarsson
Icelandic author (1889–1975).
Born May 18th, 1889 in Fljótsdalshreppur.
Died November 21st, 1975 at 86 years old in Reykjavík.
Linda Haglund
Swedish short distance runner (1956-2015).
Born June 15th, 1956 in Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district.
Died November 21st, 2015 at 59 years old in Stockholm (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 76 to 100 of 202
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid