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December 21st
176 Notable deaths
Géza Losonczy
Hungarian politician (1917-1957).
Born May 5th, 1917 in Érsekcsanád.
Died December 21st, 1957 at 40 years old in Budapest.
Gabriela Zapolska
Polish novelist, prose writer, publicist, feuilletonist, theatre critic, stage actress.
Born March 30th, 1857 in Pidhaitsi.
Died December 21st, 1921 at 64 years old in Lviv.
Huang Yanpei
Chinese politician (1878–1965).
Born October 1st, 1878 in Jiangsu.
Died December 21st, 1965 at 87 years old
Ivan Kozlovskyi
Ukrainian soviet singer (1900-1993).
Born March 24th, 1900 in Marianivka. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1993 at 93 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hannelore Hoger
German actress.
Born August 20th, 1939 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2024 at 85 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Hugo Rahner
German theologian.
Born May 3rd, 1900 in Pfullendorf. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1968 at 68 years old in Munich (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Jonas Wenström
Swedish engineer (1855-1893).
Born October 4th, 1855 in Hällefors parish.
Died December 21st, 1893 at 38 years old in Västerås.
Yevhen Rudakov
Soviet footballer (1942-2011).
Born January 2nd, 1942 in Moscow.
Died December 21st, 2011 at 69 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Franz Gertsch
Swiss artist (1930–2022).
Born March 8th, 1930 in Mörigen. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2022 at 92 years old in Riggisberg. [ref]
Wilhelm Trübner
German artist (1851-1917).
Born February 3rd, 1851 in Heidelberg. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1917 at 66 years old in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 176
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