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December 21st
177 Notable deaths
Edwin Foster Coddington
American astronomer.
Born June 24th, 1870 in Miami County.
Died December 21st, 1950 at 80 years old in Columbus.
György Tumpek
Swimmer (1929–2022).
Born January 27th, 1929 in Budapest.
Died December 21st, 2022 at 93 years old in Szigethalom. [ref]
Jan Góra
Polish philosopher (1948–2015).
Born February 8th, 1948 in Prudnik.
Died December 21st, 2015 at 67 years old in Poznań (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kenneth Edwards
Amateur golfer (1886-1952).
Born March 9th, 1886 in Chicago.
Died December 21st, 1952 at 66 years old in Evanston.
Emilio Estrada Carmona
President of ecuador (1911).
Died December 21st, 1911 at 56 years old in Guayaquil (heart failure).
Gen-ichi Koidzumi
Japanese botanist (1883-1953).
Born November 1st, 1883 in Yonezawa.
Died December 21st, 1953 at 70 years old in Yonezawa.
Stefan Angelov
Bulgarian wrestler (1947-2019).
Born January 7th, 1947 in Byala voda.
Died December 21st, 2019 at 72 years old [ref]
Frederick Semple
American tennis player (1872–1927).
Born December 24th, 1872 in St. Louis.
Died December 21st, 1927 at 54 years old in St. Louis.
Bolotbek Shamshiyev
Soviet film director (1941–2019).
Born January 12th, 1941 in Bishkek.
Died December 21st, 2019 at 78 years old in Bishkek. [ref]
Pekka Niemi
Cross-country skier.
Born November 14th, 1909 in Keminmaa.
Died December 21st, 1993 at 84 years old in Kittilä.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 177
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø