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March 21st

170 Notable deaths

Alfred Einhorn

German chemist (1856-1917).

Born February 27th, 1857 in Hamburg. [ref]

Died March 21st, 1917 at 60 years old in Munich.

Josef Gauchel

German footballer (1916-1963).

Born September 11th, 1916 in Koblenz-Neuendorf.

Died March 21st, 1963 at 46 years old in Koblenz.

Ignatius Zakka I Iwas

Syrian-orthodox patriarch.

Born April 21st, 1933 in Mosul.

Died March 21st, 2014 at 80 years old in Kiel (disease).

Jindřich Štyrský

Czech photographer, painter, writer and artist (1899-1942).

Born August 11th, 1899 in Dolní Čermná. [ref]

Died March 21st, 1942 at 42 years old in Smíchov. [ref]

Mark Donskoy

Soviet film director and screenwriter (1901–1981).

Born March 19th, 1901 in Odesa.

Died March 21st, 1981 at 80 years old in Moscow.

Shmuel Agmon

Israeli mathematician (1922–2025).

Born February 2nd, 1922 in Tel Aviv.

Died March 21st, 2025 at 103 years old [ref]

Francesco Maselli

Italian film director and screenwriter (1930–2023).

Born December 9th, 1930 in Rome.

Died March 21st, 2023 at 92 years old in Rome. [ref]

Yuz Aleshkovsky

Soviet and russian writer, poet, and playwright (1929—2022).

Born September 21st, 1929 in Krasnoyarsk.

Died March 21st, 2022 at 92 years old in Tampa. [ref]

Bruno Giacometti

Swiss architect (1907-2012).

Born August 24th, 1907 in Stampa.

Died March 21st, 2012 at 104 years old in Zollikon. [ref]

Claude Lorius

French climatologist.

Born February 27th, 1932 in Besançon. [ref]

Died March 21st, 2023 at 91 years old in Charnay-lès-Mâcon. [ref]

Deaths 101 to 110 of 170

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