December 21st
161 Notable deaths
Hattie Caraway
United states senator from arkansas (1878-1950).
Born February 1st, 1878 in Bakerville.
Died December 21st, 1950 at 72 years old in Falls Church (stroke).
Robert Paige
Film actor, newscaster.
Born December 2nd, 1911 in Indianapolis.
Died December 21st, 1987 at 76 years old in San Clemente (aneurysm).
Thomas Sebeok
American semiotician (1920-2001).
Born November 9th, 1920 in Budapest. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2001 at 81 years old in Bloomington.
Gary Hocking
Rhodesian motorcycle racer and racing driver.
Born September 30th, 1937 in Caerleon.
Died December 21st, 1962 at 25 years old in Durban (car collision).
Arnaldo Mussolini
Italian journalist and politician.
Born January 11th, 1885 in Predappio. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1931 at 46 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Edwin G. Krebs
American biochemist (1918-2009).
Born June 6th, 1918 in Lansing.
Died December 21st, 2009 at 91 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Sidney Drell
American physicist.
Born September 13th, 1926 in Atlantic City.
Died December 21st, 2016 at 90 years old in Palo Alto.
Philippa Pearce
English children's writer.
Born January 22nd, 1920 in Cambridgeshire, Great Shelford.
Died December 21st, 2006 at 86 years old in Durham (stroke). [ref]
Nelson Rodrigues
Brazilian writer and playwright.
Born August 23rd, 1912 in Recife. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1980 at 68 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Alexei Starobinski
Russian astrophysicist.
Born April 19th, 1948 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2023 at 75 years old in Moscow.
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Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia