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December 21st
177 Notable deaths
Roger Caillois
French author and philosopher (1913-1978).
Born March 3rd, 1913 in Reims.
Died December 21st, 1978 at 65 years old in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre.
John Chamberlain
American artist (1927-2011).
Born April 16th, 1927 in Rochester. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2011 at 84 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi
Indian writer (1864-1938).
Born May 5th, 1864 in Raebareli district. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1938 at 74 years old [ref]
Abu-Al-Asar Hafeez Jullundhri
Pakistani poet (1900–1982).
Born January 14th, 1900 in Jalandhar.
Died December 21st, 1982 at 82 years old in Lahore.
Eric Temple Bell
Scottish american mathematician and science fiction author (1883-1960).
Born February 7th, 1883 in Peterhead.
Died December 21st, 1960 at 77 years old in Watsonville.
Mikheil Gelovani
Russian and soviet actor and film director (1893-1956).
Born January 6th, 1893 in Lasuriashi.
Died December 21st, 1956 at 63 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Arnaldo Mussolini
Italian journalist and politician (1885–1931).
Born January 11th, 1885 in Predappio.
Died December 21st, 1931 at 46 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction).
J. Lister Hill
American politician (1894–1984).
Born December 29th, 1894 in Montgomery.
Died December 21st, 1984 at 89 years old in Montgomery. [ref]
Robert Paige
American actor, newscaster (1911-1987).
Born December 2nd, 1910 in Indianapolis.
Died December 21st, 1987 at 77 years old in San Clemente (aneurysm).
Gary Hocking
Rhodesian motorcycle racer and racing driver (1937–1962).
Born September 30th, 1937 in Caerleon.
Died December 21st, 1962 at 25 years old in Durban (car collision).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 177
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