December 21st
161 Notable deaths
Koili Devi Mathema
Nepali composer.
Born January 1st, 1929.
Died December 21st, 2007 at 78 years old in Kathmandu.
Ivan Knunyants
Soviet chemist.
Born June 4th, 1906 in Shusha.
Died December 21st, 1990 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Rober Eryol
Turkish footballer (1930-2000).
Born December 21st, 1930 in Mersin.
Died December 21st, 2000 at 70 years old in Maltepe.
Margarita Nikolaeva
Olympic artistic gymnast.
Born September 23rd, 1935 in Ivanovo.
Died December 21st, 1993 at 58 years old in Odesa.
Baldo Baldi
Fencer (1888-1961).
Born February 19th, 1888 in Livorno.
Died December 21st, 1961 at 73 years old in Livorno.
Jan Góra
Polish philosopher.
Born February 8th, 1948 in Prudnik.
Died December 21st, 2015 at 67 years old in Poznań (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Stefan Angelov
Bulgarian wrestler (1947-2019).
Born January 7th, 1947 in Byala Voda.
Died December 21st, 2019 at 72 years old [ref]
Edwin Foster Coddington
American astronomer.
Born June 24th, 1870 in Miami County.
Died December 21st, 1950 at 80 years old in Columbus.
Kenneth Edwards
Amateur golfer (1886-1952).
Born March 9th, 1886 in Chicago.
Died December 21st, 1952 at 66 years old in Evanston.
Kaarlo Koskelo
Olympic wrestler.
Born April 12th, 1888 in Kotka.
Died December 21st, 1953 at 65 years old in Astoria.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 161
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir