December 21st
161 Notable deaths
Bolotbek Shamshiyev
Soviet film director.
Born January 12th, 1941 in Bishkek.
Died December 21st, 2019 at 78 years old in Bishkek. [ref]
Emilio Estrada Carmona
President of ecuador (1911).
Died December 21st, 1911 at 56 years old in Guayaquil (heart failure).
Frederick Semple
American tennis player.
Born December 24th, 1872 in St. Louis.
Died December 21st, 1927 at 54 years old in St. Louis.
György Tumpek
Swimmer.
Born January 27th, 1929 in Budapest.
Died December 21st, 2022 at 93 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Gen-ichi Koidzumi
Japanese botanist (1883-1953).
Born November 1st, 1883 in Yonezawa.
Died December 21st, 1953 at 70 years old in Yonezawa.
Kenzo Ohashi
Japanese association football player.
Born April 21st, 1934 in Hiroshima.
Died December 21st, 2015 at 81 years old in Japan.
Pekka Niemi
Cross-country skier.
Born November 15th, 1909 in Keminmaa.
Died December 21st, 1993 at 84 years old in Kittilä.
Cornelis Eliza Bertus Bremekamp
Dutch botanist (1888–1986).
Born February 7th, 1888 in Dordrecht. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1984 at 96 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Sándor Ivády
Hungarian water polo player (1903-1998).
Born May 1st, 1903 in Budapest.
Died December 21st, 1998 at 95 years old in Vienna.
Ernie Collett
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born March 3rd, 1895 in Toronto.
Died December 21st, 1951 at 56 years old in Toronto.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 161
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner