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November 21st
154 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Yaşar Büyükanıt
Turkish general (1940-2019).
Born September 1st, 1940 in Eyüpsultan.
Died November 21st, 2019 at 79 years old in Sarıyer (heart failure).
Borisav Stanković
Serbian writer.
Born March 22nd, 1876 in Vranje. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1927 at 51 years old in Belgrade.
Hermann Sudermann
German dramatist and novelist (1857–1928).
Born September 30th, 1857 in Mažeikiai.
Died November 21st, 1928 at 71 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
Władysław Bortnowski
Polish historian and general.
Born November 12th, 1891 in Radom.
Died November 21st, 1966 at 75 years old in Glen Cove.
Maurizio Arena
Italian actor (1933–1979).
Born December 26th, 1933 in Rome.
Died November 21st, 1979 at 45 years old in Rome (renal colic, cardiac arrest).
Yulia Drunina
Soviet poet.
Born May 10th, 1924 in Moscow.
Died November 21st, 1991 at 67 years old (asphyxia).
Asja Lācis
Latvian actor and theatre director (1891–1979).
Born October 19th, 1891 in Ķempji Parish, Līgatne.
Died November 21st, 1979 at 88 years old in Riga.
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