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December 21st
176 Notable deaths
Georges Catroux
French diplomat (1877-1969).
Born January 29th, 1877 in Limoges.
Died December 21st, 1969 at 92 years old in Paris.
Dale Wasserman
American playwright (1914–2008).
Born November 2nd, 1914 in Rhinelander.
Died December 21st, 2008 at 94 years old in Paradise Valley (heart failure). [ref]
Roswell Rudd
American jazz trombonist and composer (1935–2017).
Born November 17th, 1935 in Sharon. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2017 at 82 years old in Kerhonkson (cancer). [ref]
Dale Russell
American-canadian geologist and palaeontologist (1937-2019).
Born December 27th, 1937 in San Francisco.
Died December 21st, 2019 at 81 years old
Marc Connelly
American playwright (1890-1980).
Born December 13th, 1890 in McKeesport.
Died December 21st, 1980 at 90 years old in New York City.
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]
Kodo Sawaki
Japanese zen buddhist monk (1880-1965).
Died December 21st, 1965 at 85 years old in Antai-ji.
Kurt Landauer
German businessman (1884-1961).
Born July 28th, 1884 in Planegg.
Died December 21st, 1961 at 77 years old in Munich.
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter.
Born July 3rd, 1926 in Trenton. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1997 at 71 years old in Philadelphia (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 176
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius