December 21st
161 Notable deaths
Dale Russell
American-canadian geologist and palaeontologist (1937-2019).
Born December 27th, 1937 in San Francisco.
Died December 21st, 2019 at 81 years old
Roswell Rudd
American trombonist.
Born November 17th, 1935 in Sharon. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2017 at 82 years old in Kerhonkson (cancer). [ref]
Abu-Al-Asar Hafeez Jullundhri
Pakistani poet.
Born January 14th, 1900 in Jalandhar.
Died December 21st, 1982 at 82 years old in Lahore.
Georges Catroux
French diplomat (1877-1969).
Born January 29th, 1877 in Limoges. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1969 at 92 years old in Paris. [ref]
Engelbert Endrass
German navy officer and world war ii u-boat commander.
Born March 2nd, 1911 in Bamberg.
Died December 21st, 1941 at 30 years old in Atlantic Ocean. [ref]
Marc Connelly
American playwright (1890-1980).
Born December 13th, 1890 in McKeesport. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1980 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Walter Weiß
Wehrmacht general (1890-1967).
Born September 5th, 1890 in Sovetsk.
Died December 21st, 1967 at 77 years old in Aschaffenburg.
Lev Dovator
Soviet general.
Born February 20th, 1903 in Chocina.
Died December 21st, 1941 at 38 years old in Moscow Oblast.
Kodo Sawaki
Japanese zen buddhist monk (1880-1965).
Died December 21st, 1965 at 85 years old in Antai-ji.
Emil Doepler
German artist (1855-1922).
Born October 29th, 1855 in Munich. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1922 at 67 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 161
Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold