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December 21st
175 Notable deaths
Lennart Bernadotte
Swedish prince.
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. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2019 at 86 years old in Paris, 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.
Born August 27th, 1886 in Hucknall. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1957 at 71 years old in Chichester.
Peter Geach
British philosopher.
Born March 29th, 1916 in London.
Died December 21st, 2013 at 97 years old in Cambridge.
Roger Caillois
French author and philosopher (1913-1978).
Born March 3rd, 1913 in Reims. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1978 at 65 years old in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 175
It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young