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March 21st
216 Notable deaths
Âşık Veysel
Turkish poet (1894–1973).
Born October 25th, 1894 in Şarkışla.
Died March 21st, 1973 at 78 years old in Şarkışla (lung cancer).
August Frank
German ss functionary and convict at the nuremberg trials (1898-1984).
Born April 5th, 1898 in Augsburg.
Died March 21st, 1984 at 85 years old in Karlsruhe.
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
Umar Wirahadikusumah
4th vice president of indonesia (1983–1988).
Born October 10th, 1924 in West Java.
Died March 21st, 2003 at 78 years old in Jakarta.
Evald Ilyenkov
Russian philosopher (1924–1979).
Born February 18th, 1924 in Smolensk.
Died March 21st, 1979 at 55 years old in Moscow.
Vedat Dalokay
Turkish architect and statesperson (1927–1991).
Born November 10th, 1927 in Elazığ.
Died March 21st, 1991 at 63 years old in Kırıkkale (traffic collision).
Shinji Aoyama
Japanese film director and novelist (1964-2022).
Born July 13th, 1964 in Kitakyūshū-shi.
Died March 21st, 2022 at 57 years old in Tokyo (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Jørgen Ingmann
Danish musician (1925–2015).
Born April 26th, 1925 in Copenhagen.
Died March 21st, 2015 at 89 years old in Holte.
Alexander Macklin
British doctor (1889–1967).
Born September 1st, 1889 in India.
Died March 21st, 1967 at 77 years old in Aberdeen.
Marlen Haushofer
Austrian writer (1920–1970).
Born April 11th, 1920 in Molln.
Died March 21st, 1970 at 49 years old in Vienna (bone cancer).
Jacob Taubes
Sociologist of religion, philosopher, and scholar of judaism (1923-1987).
Born February 25th, 1923 in Vienna.
Died March 21st, 1987 at 64 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Walter White
American civil rights activist (1893-1955).
Born July 1st, 1893 in Atlanta.
Died March 21st, 1955 at 61 years old in New York City.
Stig Wennerström
Swedish spy (1906–2006).
Born August 22nd, 1906 in Stockholm.
Died March 21st, 2006 at 99 years old in Danderyd Municipality. [ref]
Robert Fuest
British film director (1927–2012).
Born September 30th, 1927 in London.
Died March 21st, 2012 at 84 years old in London. [ref]
Manuel Bonilla
President of honduras (1849-1913).
Born June 7th, 1849 in Juticalpa.
Died March 21st, 1913 at 63 years old in Tegucigalpa.
Václav Morávek
Czech general and warrior (1904-1942).
Born August 8th, 1904 in Kolín. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1942 at 37 years old in Prague. [ref]
Jean Guitton
French philosopher and theologian (1901-1999).
Born August 18th, 1901 in Saint-Étienne.
Died March 21st, 1999 at 97 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Courtney Whitney
American army general.
Born May 20th, 1897 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 21st, 1969 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C..
Irving Louis Horowitz
American sociologist (1929–2012).
Born September 25th, 1929 in New York City.
Died March 21st, 2012 at 82 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Oscar Apfel
Actor, film director (1878-1938).
Born January 17th, 1878 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1938 at 60 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Hans Erni
Swiss painter and engraver (1909-2015).
Born February 21st, 1909 in Lucerne.
Died March 21st, 2015 at 106 years old in Lucerne.
Lucy Salani
Italian lgbt rights activist and antifascist (1924–2023).
Born August 12th, 1924 in Fossano. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2023 at 98 years old in Bologna.
Marita Lindahl
Miss world 1957 (1938–2017).
Born October 17th, 1938 in Helsinki.
Died March 21st, 2017 at 78 years old in Oxford.
Mohammad Reyshahri
Iranian cleric (1946–2022).
Born October 29th, 1946 in Ray.
Died March 21st, 2022 at 75 years old in Tehran. [ref]
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