December 21st
228 Notable deaths
Louis Washkansky
Lithuanian-south african grocer (c. 1912–1967); recipient of the first human heart transplant.
Born April 12th, 1912 in Kaunas.
Died December 21st, 1967 at 55 years old in Cape Town (pneumonia).
Stuart Erwin
American actor (1903–1967).
Born February 14th, 1903 in Yokuts Valley.
Died December 21st, 1967 at 64 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Ralph Nelson
American film and television director (1916–1987).
Born August 12th, 1916 in Queens.
Died December 21st, 1987 at 71 years old in Santa Monica.
Margret Rey
Children's illustrator and writer, german jewish american (1906–1996).
Born May 16th, 1906 in Hamburg.
Died December 21st, 1996 at 90 years old in Cambridge.
Enzo Bearzot
Italian football player and manager (1927–2010).
Born September 26th, 1927 in Aiello del Friuli.
Died December 21st, 2010 at 83 years old in Milan. [ref]
Lennart Bernadotte
Swedish prince (1909–2004).
Born May 8th, 1909 in Stockholm.
Died December 21st, 2004 at 95 years old in Mainau. [ref]
Nathan Milstein
American musician (1902–1992).
Born December 24th, 1902 in Odesa.
Died December 21st, 1992 at 89 years old in London.
Emanuel Ungaro
French fashion designer (1933-2019).
Born February 13th, 1933 in Aix-en-Provence.
Died December 21st, 2019 at 86 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Richard Hamilton
American actor (1920–2004).
Born December 31st, 1920 in Chicago.
Died December 21st, 2004 at 83 years old in New York.
Lee Dorman
American bassist (1942-2012).
Born September 15th, 1942 in St. Louis.
Died December 21st, 2012 at 70 years old in Laguna Niguel.
Ilse Steppat
German actress (1917–1969).
Born November 30th, 1917 in Barmen.
Died December 21st, 1969 at 52 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction).
Dominic Frontiere
American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist (1931-2017).
Born June 17th, 1931 in New Haven.
Died December 21st, 2017 at 86 years old in Tesuque. [ref]
Eric Coates
British composer (1886–1957).
Born August 27th, 1886 in Hucknall.
Died December 21st, 1957 at 71 years old in Chichester.
Peter Geach
British philosopher (1916–2013).
Born March 29th, 1916 in London.
Died December 21st, 2013 at 97 years old in Cambridge.
Hattie Caraway
United states senator from arkansas and first woman elected to the u.s. senate, first woman to preside over the senate, first woman to chair a senate committee, and first woman to preside over a senate hearing (1878–1950).
Born February 1st, 1878 in Bakerville.
Died December 21st, 1950 at 72 years old in Falls Church (stroke).
Roger Caillois
French author and philosopher (1913-1978).
Born March 3rd, 1913 in Reims.
Died December 21st, 1978 at 65 years old in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre.
Niels Gade
Danish composer, conductor, violinist, organist and teacher (1817–1890).
Born February 22nd, 1817 in Copenhagen.
Died December 21st, 1890 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
John Chamberlain
American artist (1927-2011).
Born April 16th, 1927 in Rochester.
Died December 21st, 2011 at 84 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi
Indian writer (1864-1938).
Born May 5th, 1864 in Raebareli district. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1938 at 74 years old [ref]
Abu-Al-Asar Hafeez Jullundhri
Pakistani poet (1900–1982).
Born January 14th, 1900 in Jalandhar.
Died December 21st, 1982 at 82 years old in Lahore.
Eric Temple Bell
Scottish american mathematician and science fiction author (1883-1960).
Born February 7th, 1883 in Peterhead.
Died December 21st, 1960 at 77 years old in Watsonville.
Mikheil Gelovani
Russian and soviet actor and film director (1893-1956).
Born January 6th, 1893 in Lasuriashi.
Died December 21st, 1956 at 63 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Saparmyrat Nyýazow
President of turkmenistan from 1990 to 2006.
Born February 19th, 1940 in Gypjak. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2006 at 66 years old in Ashgabat (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Arnaldo Mussolini
Italian journalist and politician (1885–1931).
Born January 11th, 1885 in Predappio.
Died December 21st, 1931 at 46 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction).
J. Lister Hill
American politician (1894–1984).
Born December 29th, 1894 in Montgomery.
Died December 21st, 1984 at 89 years old in Montgomery. [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon