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December 21st
161 Notable deaths
József Vértesy
Hungarian water polo player (1901-1983).
Born February 19th, 1901 in Sombor.
Died December 21st, 1983 at 82 years old in Budapest.
Olavi Rokka
Moden pentathlete (1925-2011).
Born August 9th, 1925 in Vyborg.
Died December 21st, 2011 at 86 years old in Hyvinkää. [ref]
Georg Gerstäcker
Olympic wrestler (1889-1949).
Born June 3rd, 1889 in Nuremberg.
Died December 21st, 1949 at 60 years old in Nuremberg.
Alfred Tonello
French racing cyclist (1929-1996).
Born March 11th, 1929 in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1996 at 67 years old in Bondy. [ref]
Arvi Pohjanpää
Finnish gymnast, author and judge.
Born July 10th, 1887 in Helsinki.
Died December 21st, 1959 at 72 years old in Helsinki.
József von Platthy
Hungarian equestrian.
Born December 17th, 1900 in Karancskeszi.
Died December 21st, 1990 at 90 years old in Budapest.
Théodore Nouwens
Belgian footballer (1908-1974).
Born February 17th, 1908 in Mechelen.
Died December 21st, 1974 at 66 years old in Mechelen.
Kálmán Hazai
Hungarian water polo player.
Born July 17th, 1913 in Târgu Mureș.
Died December 21st, 1996 at 83 years old in Copenhagen.
Mikhail Suslin
Russian mathematician (1894-1919).
Born November 15th, 1894 in Krasavka, Balachov.
Died December 21st, 1919 at 25 years old in Krasavka, Balachov (typhus). [ref]
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