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December 21st
176 Notable deaths
Sydney Wooderson
British middle distance runner (1914-2006).
Born August 30th, 1914 in Camberwell.
Died December 21st, 2006 at 92 years old in Dorset (kidney failure). [ref]
Heinrich Dreser
German chemist (1860–1924).
Born October 1st, 1860 in Darmstadt.
Died December 21st, 1924 at 64 years old in Zurich.
Dora Montefiore
Suffragette, socialist, writer (1851–1933).
Born December 20th, 1851 in Coulsdon, Kenley.
Died December 21st, 1933 at 82 years old in Hastings.
Ian Matos
Brazilian diver.
Born April 24th, 1989 in Muaná.
Died December 21st, 2021 at 32 years old in Rio de Janeiro (breakthrough infection). [ref]
Ermindo Onega
Argentine footballer.
Born April 4th, 1940 in Las Parejas.
Died December 21st, 1979 at 39 years old in Lima, Buenos Aires (traffic collision).
Ata al-Ayyubi
Ottoman civil servant (1877-1951).
Born March 25th, 1877 in Damascus.
Died December 21st, 1951 at 74 years old in Damascus.
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]
Carlyle Glean
Grenadian politician.
Born February 11th, 1932 in Grenada.
Died December 21st, 2021 at 89 years old [ref]
Ján Cikker
Slovak composer (1911–1989).
Born July 29th, 1911 in Banská Bystrica. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1989 at 78 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Sitor Situmorang
Indonesian poet (1924–2014).
Born October 2nd, 1924 in Harian. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2014 at 90 years old in Apeldoorn.
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo