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December 21st
164 Notable deaths
Ata al-Ayyubi
Ottoman civil servant (1877-1951).
Born March 25th, 1877 in Damascus.
Died December 21st, 1951 at 74 years old in Damascus.
Jean Bertin
French scientist, engineer and inventor.
Born September 5th, 1917 in Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1975 at 58 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (brain cancer).
Sitor Situmorang
Indonesian poet (1924–2014).
Born October 2nd, 1924 in Harian. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2014 at 90 years old in Apeldoorn.
Erik William Bryggman
Finnish architect.
Born February 7th, 1891 in Turku. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1955 at 64 years old in Turku.
Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid
Egyptian diplomat (1923-2013).
Born March 22nd, 1923 in Alexandria.
Died December 21st, 2013 at 90 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Isidor Isaak Sadger
Austrian sexologist.
Born October 29th, 1867 in Nowy Sącz. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1942 at 75 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Meliton Balanchivadze
Georgian musician (1862-1937).
Born December 24th, 1862 in Banoja.
Died December 21st, 1937 at 74 years old in Kutaisi.
Dušan Jurkovič
Slovak architect (1868-1947).
Born August 23rd, 1868 in Turá Lúka. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1947 at 79 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Hugh Edwards
British rower (1906-1972).
Born November 17th, 1906 in Woodstock.
Died December 21st, 1972 at 66 years old in Southampton.
Pepe Hierro
Spanish poet.
Born April 3rd, 1922 in Madrid. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2002 at 80 years old in Madrid (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 164
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