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March 21st
169 Notable deaths
Tonino Guerra
Italian concentration camp survivor, poet, writer and screenwriter (1920-2012).
Born March 16th, 1920 in Santarcangelo di Romagna. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2012 at 92 years old in Santarcangelo di Romagna. [ref]
Wolfgang Wagner
Grandson of richard wagner and director of the bayreuth festival (1919-2010).
Born August 30th, 1919 in Bayreuth. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2010 at 90 years old in Bayreuth. [ref]
C. West Churchman
American philosopher and systems scientist (1913-2004).
Born August 29th, 1913 in Philadelphia.
Died March 21st, 2004 at 90 years old in Bolinas.
Stanley Sadie
British musicologist (1930–2005).
Born October 30th, 1930 in Wembley.
Died March 21st, 2005 at 74 years old in Cossington (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Ludmilla Tchérina
French artist (1924-2004).
Born October 10th, 1924 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 21st, 2004 at 79 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Charles Kay Ogden
English linguist, philosopher, writer.
Born June 1st, 1889 in Fleetwood. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1957 at 67 years old in London.
Paul Troost
German architect.
Born August 17th, 1878 in Elberfeld.
Died March 21st, 1934 at 55 years old in Munich.
Âşık Veysel Şatıroğlu
Turkish minstrel and highly regarded poet.
Born October 25th, 1894 in Şarkışla.
Died March 21st, 1973 at 78 years old in Şarkışla (lung cancer).
Sholom Dovber Schneersohn
Russian rabbi (1860–1920).
Born November 5th, 1860 in Lyubavichi, Rudnyansky District, Smolensk Oblast.
Died March 21st, 1920 at 59 years old in Rostov-on-Don. [ref]
Dhirendranath Datta
Bengali activist (1886-1971).
Born November 2nd, 1886 in Brahmanbaria.
Died March 21st, 1971 at 84 years old
Deaths 61 to 70 of 169
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo