December 21st
228 Notable deaths
Kurt Landauer
German association football executive (1884-1961).
Born July 28th, 1884 in Planegg.
Died December 21st, 1961 at 77 years old in Munich.
Lois Hall
American actress (1926-2006).
Born August 22nd, 1926 in Grand Rapids.
Died December 21st, 2006 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter (1926–1997).
Born July 3rd, 1926 in Trenton.
Died December 21st, 1997 at 71 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
David Conover
American journalist (1919–1983).
Born June 26th, 1919 in Kansas City.
Died December 21st, 1983 at 64 years old in Victoria.
Emil Doepler
German artist (1855–1922).
Born October 29th, 1855 in Munich.
Died December 21st, 1922 at 67 years old in Berlin.
Rowland V. Lee
Film director (1891-1975).
Born September 6th, 1891 in Findlay.
Died December 21st, 1975 at 84 years old in Palm Desert (disease).
Boris Ponomarev
Soviet historian and politician (1905-1995).
Born January 17th, 1905 in Zaraysk.
Died December 21st, 1995 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Benjamin F. Jonas
United states senator from georgia (1834-1911).
Born July 19th, 1834 in Williamsport.
Died December 21st, 1911 at 77 years old in New Orleans.
Jules Méline
French politician (1838-1925).
Born May 20th, 1838 in Remiremont.
Died December 21st, 1925 at 87 years old in Paris.
Trilussa
Italian dialectal poet (1871–1950).
Born October 26th, 1871 in Rome. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1950 at 79 years old in Rome.
Wanis al-Qaddafi
Former prime minister of libya (1924-1986).
Born September 4th, 1924 in Benghazi.
Died December 21st, 1986 at 62 years old in Switzerland (myocardial infarction).
Konrad von Preysing
German roman catholic cardinal (1880-1950).
Born August 30th, 1880 in Schloss Kronwinkl.
Died December 21st, 1950 at 70 years old in Berlin (disease).
Medard Boss
Swiss psychologist (1903-1990).
Born October 4th, 1903 in St. Gallen.
Died December 21st, 1990 at 87 years old in Zollikon.
J. B. Lightfoot
British bishop and scholar of early christianity (1828–1889).
Born April 13th, 1828 in Liverpool.
Died December 21st, 1889 at 61 years old in Bournemouth.
Émile Lemoine
French mathematician and civil engineer (1840–1912).
Born November 22nd, 1840 in Quimper.
Died December 21st, 1912 at 72 years old in Paris. [ref]
Isabelino Gradín
Uruguayan footballer and sprinter (1897-1944).
Born July 8th, 1897 in Montevideo.
Died December 21st, 1944 at 47 years old in Montevideo.
George L. Shoup
American politician (1836–1904).
Born June 15th, 1836 in Kittanning.
Died December 21st, 1904 at 68 years old in Boise.
Björn J:son Lindh
Swedish musician (1944–2013).
Born October 25th, 1944 in Arvika.
Died December 21st, 2013 at 69 years old in Nora (brain cancer). [ref]
Arnold Wolfendale
British physicist (1927–2020).
Born June 25th, 1927 in Rugby.
Died December 21st, 2020 at 93 years old in Durham. [ref]
José Miguel Beñaran Ordeñana
High-ranking eta militant.
Born March 7th, 1949 in Arrigorriaga.
Died December 21st, 1978 at 29 years old in Anglet.
Soedjatmoko
Indonesian politician (1922–1989).
Born January 10th, 1922 in Sawahlunto.
Died December 21st, 1989 at 67 years old in Yogyakarta.
Agnes Salm-Salm
American wife of prussian prince and soldier of fortune (1844-1912).
Born December 25th, 1844 in Franklin. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1912 at 67 years old in Karlsruhe.
Géza Losonczy
Hungarian politician (1917-1957).
Born May 5th, 1917 in Érsekcsanád.
Died December 21st, 1957 at 40 years old in Budapest.
Gabriela Zapolska
Polish novelist, prose writer, publicist, feuilletonist, theatre critic, stage actress (1857–1921).
Born March 30th, 1857 in Pidhaitsi. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1921 at 64 years old in Lviv. [ref]
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs