December 21st
228 Notable deaths
Madame Claude
French madam (1923-2015).
Born July 6th, 1923 in Angers. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2015 at 92 years old in Nice. [ref]
H. B. Warner
English film and theatre actor (1876–1958).
Born October 26th, 1876 in London.
Died December 21st, 1958 at 82 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Rod Cameron
Canadian-born film and television actor.
Born December 7th, 1910 in Calgary.
Died December 21st, 1983 at 73 years old in Gainesville (cancer).
Ernst Günther Schenck
German ss surgeon; inspector for troop food supply in okh and ss; police food inspector (nazi germany).
Born October 3rd, 1904 in Marburg.
Died December 21st, 1998 at 94 years old in Aachen.
Luigi Cadorna
Italian general (1850-1928).
Born September 4th, 1850 in Pallanza.
Died December 21st, 1928 at 78 years old in Bordighera.
Diane McBain
American actress (1941–2022).
Born May 18th, 1941 in Cleveland.
Died December 21st, 2022 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (liver cancer). [ref]
Art Evans
American actor (1942–2024).
Born March 27th, 1942 in Berkeley.
Died December 21st, 2024 at 82 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Niko Tinbergen
Dutch zoologist, ethologist (1907-1988).
Born April 15th, 1907 in The Hague. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1988 at 81 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Lewis Terman
American educational psychologist and academic (1877–1956).
Born January 15th, 1877 in Johnson County.
Died December 21st, 1956 at 79 years old in Palo Alto.
William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire
British landowner, benefactor and politician (1808-1891).
Born April 27th, 1808 in London.
Died December 21st, 1891 at 83 years old
Marianne Stone
English actress (1922–2009).
Born August 23rd, 1922 in London.
Died December 21st, 2009 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
Max Brod
Bohemian-israeli author, composer, and journalist (1884–1968).
Born May 27th, 1884 in Prague.
Died December 21st, 1968 at 84 years old in Tel Aviv, Jaffa.
Udo Jürgens
Austrian singer and composer (1934–2014).
Born September 30th, 1934 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2014 at 80 years old in Münsterlingen (heart failure). [ref]
Motilal Vora
Indian politician.
Born December 20th, 1927 in Nagaur.
Died December 21st, 2020 at 93 years old in New Delhi (COVID-19).
Paul de Man
Belgian literary theorist (1919–1983).
Born December 6th, 1919 in Antwerp.
Died December 21st, 1983 at 64 years old in New Haven (cancer).
Knud Rasmussen
Danish explorer and anthropologist.
Born June 7th, 1879 in Ilulissat. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1933 at 54 years old in Gentofte Hospital. [ref]
Frank B. Kellogg
American politician (1856-1937).
Born December 22nd, 1856 in Potsdam.
Died December 21st, 1937 at 80 years old in Saint Paul (pneumonia).
Garegin Nzhdeh
Armenian politician and philosopher (1886-1955).
Born January 1st, 1886 in Güznüt.
Died December 21st, 1955 at 69 years old in Vladimir Central Prison.
Dora
Patient of sigmund freud (1882–1945).
Born November 1st, 1882 in Vienna.
Died December 21st, 1945 at 63 years old in New York City.
Charles Hapgood
American historian (1904-1982).
Born May 17th, 1904 in New York City.
Died December 21st, 1982 at 78 years old in Greenfield (struck by vehicle).
Elyesa Bazna
Secret agent for nazi germany during world war ii, operating under the code name cicero (1904–1970).
Born July 28th, 1904 in Pristina.
Died December 21st, 1970 at 66 years old in Munich.
Hobey Baker
American amateur athlete (1892-1918).
Born January 15th, 1892 in Montgomery County.
Died December 21st, 1918 at 26 years old in Toul.
Myron Healey
American actor (1923-2005).
Born June 8th, 1923 in Petaluma.
Died December 21st, 2005 at 82 years old in Simi Valley. [ref]
Kurt Tucholsky
Jewish-german journalist, satirist and writer (1890–1935).
Born January 9th, 1890 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1935 at 45 years old in Gothenburg (drug overdose). [ref]
Vittorio Pozzo
Italian football player and manager (1886-1968).
Born March 2nd, 1886 in Turin. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1968 at 82 years old in Turin.
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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold