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December 21st
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228 Notable deaths
Doug Lishman
English footballer (1923-1994).
Born September 14th, 1923 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1994 at 71 years old in Stoke-on-Trent.
Dušan Jurkovič
Slovak architect (1868-1947).
Born August 23rd, 1868 in Turá Lúka. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1947 at 79 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Jean Bertin
French scientist, engineer and inventor (1917–1975).
Born September 5th, 1917 in Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines.
Died December 21st, 1975 at 58 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (brain cancer).
José Hierro
Spanish poet (1922–2002).
Born April 3rd, 1922 in Madrid. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2002 at 80 years old in Madrid (pulmonary emphysema).
Algernon Kingscote
British tennis player (1888–1964).
Born December 3rd, 1888 in Bengaluru.
Died December 21st, 1964 at 76 years old in Woking.
Georg Emil Hansen
Danish photographer (1833-1891).
Born May 12th, 1833 in Næstved.
Died December 21st, 1891 at 58 years old in Frederiksberg.
Meliton Balanchivadze
Georgian musician (1862-1937).
Born January 5th, 1863 in Banoja. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1937 at 74 years old in Kutaisi. [ref]
Erik Bryggman
Finnish architect (1891–1955).
Born February 7th, 1891 in Turku.
Died December 21st, 1955 at 64 years old in Turku.
Isidor Isaak Sadger
Austrian sexologist (1867–1942).
Born October 29th, 1867 in Nowy Sącz.
Died December 21st, 1942 at 75 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Hugh Edwards
British rower (1906-1972).
Born November 17th, 1906 in Woodstock.
Died December 21st, 1972 at 66 years old in Southampton.
Béla Szőkefalvi-Nagy
Hungarian mathematician (1913–1998).
Born July 29th, 1913 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died December 21st, 1998 at 85 years old in Szeged.
Jean-Baptiste Pompallier
Roman catholic missionary and archbishop (1801-1871).
Born December 11th, 1801 in Lyon. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1871 at 70 years old in Puteaux (disease). [ref]
Claude Champagne
Canadian composer (1891–1965).
Born May 27th, 1891 in Montreal.
Died December 21st, 1965 at 74 years old in Montreal.
Dušan Dragosavac
Yugoslav politician (1919-2014).
Born December 1st, 1919 in Gospić.
Died December 21st, 2014 at 95 years old in Zagreb.
Åke Johansson
Swedish footballer (1928-2014).
Born March 19th, 1928 in Norrköping Matteus church parish.
Died December 21st, 2014 at 86 years old in Norrköping Matteus church parish.
Ernst Herter
German sculptor (1846-1917).
Born May 14th, 1846 in Berlin.
Died December 21st, 1917 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Dejan Tiago-Stankovic
Writer and translator in portuguese and serbo-croatian from belgrade.
Born November 2nd, 1965 in Belgrade.
Died December 21st, 2022 at 57 years old in Lisbon.
Prince Konrad of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
Austrian aristocrat and statesman (1863-1918).
Born December 16th, 1863 in Vienna.
Died December 21st, 1918 at 55 years old in Kammern im Liesingtal, Kaisertal.
Charles-Louis Philippe
French writer (1874–1909).
Born August 4th, 1874 in Cérilly.
Died December 21st, 1909 at 35 years old in Paris (typhus).
Magda Julin
Swedish figure skater (1894–1990).
Born July 24th, 1894 in Vichy.
Died December 21st, 1990 at 96 years old in Nacka församling.
Władysław Witwicki
Polish psychologist, philosopher, translator historian (of philosophy and art), and artist.
Born April 30th, 1878 in Lubaczów.
Died December 21st, 1948 at 70 years old in Konstancin-Jeziorna.
Karel Halíř
Czech violinist (1859-1909).
Born February 1st, 1859 in Vrchlabí. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1909 at 50 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Dejan Brđović
Volleyball player (1966–2015).
Born February 21st, 1966 in Kraljevo.
Died December 21st, 2015 at 49 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Christine Brückner
German writer (1921-1996).
Born December 10th, 1921 in Schmillinghausen.
Died December 21st, 1996 at 75 years old in Kassel.
Luise Aston
German writer, editor (1814–1871).
Born November 26th, 1814 in Gröningen. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1871 at 57 years old in Wangen im Allgäu. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 175 of 228
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi