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December 21st
175 Notable deaths
Thomas Sebeok
American semiotician (1920-2001).
Born November 9th, 1920 in Budapest.
Died December 21st, 2001 at 81 years old in Bloomington.
Willy Coppens
Fighter ace.
Born July 6th, 1892 in Watermael-Boitsfort / Watermaal-Bosvoorde. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1986 at 94 years old in Berchem. [ref]
Alexei Starobinski
Russian astrophysicist.
Born April 19th, 1948 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2023 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Lev Dovator
Soviet general.
Born February 20th, 1903 in Chocina.
Died December 21st, 1941 at 38 years old in Moscow Oblast.
Walter Weiß
Wehrmacht general (1890-1967).
Born September 5th, 1890 in Sovetsk.
Died December 21st, 1967 at 77 years old in Aschaffenburg.
Edwin G. Krebs
American biochemist (1918-2009).
Born June 6th, 1918 in Lansing.
Died December 21st, 2009 at 91 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Philippa Pearce
English children's writer (1920–2006).
Born January 23rd, 1920 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire.
Died December 21st, 2006 at 86 years old in Durham (stroke). [ref]
Sidney Drell
American physicist (1926–2016).
Born September 13th, 1926 in Atlantic City.
Died December 21st, 2016 at 90 years old in Palo Alto.
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]
Georges Catroux
French diplomat (1877-1969).
Born January 29th, 1877 in Limoges. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1969 at 92 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 175
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