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March 21st
216 Notable deaths
Basilea Schlink
German religious leader (1904-2001).
Born October 21st, 1904 in Darmstadt.
Died March 21st, 2001 at 96 years old in Darmstadt.
Annibale de Gasparis
Italian astronomer (1819–1892).
Born November 9th, 1819 in Bugnara.
Died March 21st, 1892 at 72 years old in Naples.
Juca de Oliveira
Brazilian actor (1935-2026).
Born March 16th, 1935 in São Roque.
Died March 21st, 2026 at 91 years old in São Paulo (pneumonia).
Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga
Malian politician (1954–2022).
Died March 21st, 2022 at 67 years old in Bamako. [ref]
Carl Heinrich von Siemens
Human, 1829-1906, brother of werner.
Born March 3rd, 1829 in Menzendorf.
Died March 21st, 1906 at 77 years old in Menton.
Mirza Davud Huseynov
Soviet politician (1894–1938).
Born March 10th, 1894 in Baku.
Died March 21st, 1938 at 44 years old in Baku (political repression).
Olha Kobylianska
Ukrainian writer and feminist (1863–1942).
Born November 27th, 1863 in Gura Humorului.
Died March 21st, 1942 at 78 years old in Chernivtsi. [ref]
Walter Langley
British artist (1852-1922).
Born June 8th, 1852 in Birmingham.
Died March 21st, 1922 at 69 years old in Penzance.
August Wöhler
German engineer (1819–1914).
Born June 22nd, 1819 in Soltau.
Died March 21st, 1914 at 94 years old in Hanover.
Edward Walter Maunder
English astronomer studying sunspots.
Born April 12th, 1851 in London.
Died March 21st, 1928 at 76 years old in London.
Evelina Haverfield
British suffragette and aid worker (1867-1920).
Born August 9th, 1867 in Inverlochy Castle.
Died March 21st, 1920 at 52 years old in Bajina Bašta (pneumonia).
Paul Rivet
French ethnologist (1876-1958).
Born May 7th, 1876 in Wasigny.
Died March 21st, 1958 at 81 years old in Paris.
Paul Passy
French linguist (1859-1940).
Born January 13th, 1859 in Versailles.
Died March 21st, 1940 at 81 years old in Bourg-la-Reine.
Anthon van Rappard
Dutch painter and draughtsman (1858-1892).
Died March 21st, 1892 at 33 years old in Santpoort.
Ladislav Novák
Czech footballer (1931-2011).
Born December 5th, 1931 in Louny.
Died March 21st, 2011 at 79 years old in Ostředek. [ref]
Joseph Barcroft
Physiologist, studied the oxygenation of blood (1872–1947).
Born July 26th, 1872 in Newry.
Died March 21st, 1947 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
Ralph George Hawtrey
British economist (1879–1975).
Born November 22nd, 1879 in Slough.
Died March 21st, 1975 at 95 years old in London.
Sofia Ionescu
Romanian neurosurgeon (1920–2008).
Born April 25th, 1920 in Fălticeni.
Died March 21st, 2008 at 87 years old in Bucharest.
Paolo Cirino Pomicino
Italian politician (1939-2026).
Born September 3rd, 1939 in Naples.
Died March 21st, 2026 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ferdinand Barbedienne
French metalworker and manufacturer (1810–1892).
Born August 6th, 1810 in L'Oudon. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1892 at 81 years old in Paris.
Felice Nazzaro
Italian racing driver (1881-1940).
Born December 4th, 1881 in Turin.
Died March 21st, 1940 at 58 years old in Turin.
Henri Emmanuelli
French politician (1945–2017).
Born May 31st, 1945 in Eaux-Bonnes.
Died March 21st, 2017 at 71 years old in Bayonne (infectious disease). [ref]
Marcel Detienne
Belgian historian (1935-2019).
Born October 11th, 1935 in Liège. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2019 at 83 years old in Nemours. [ref]
Alfred Einhorn
German chemist (1856-1917).
Born February 27th, 1857 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1917 at 60 years old in Munich.
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