March 21st
162 Notable deaths
Evald Ilyenkov
Russian philosopher.
Born February 18th, 1924 in Smolensk. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1979 at 55 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Stig Wennerström
Swedish spy.
Born August 22nd, 1906 in Stockholm.
Died March 21st, 2006 at 99 years old in Danderyd Municipality. [ref]
Jacob Taubes
Sociologist of religion, philosopher, and scholar of judaism (1923-1987).
Born February 25th, 1923 in Vienna. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1987 at 64 years old in Berlin (cancer). [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]
Jean Guitton
French philosopher and theologian (1901-1999).
Born August 18th, 1901 in Saint-Étienne. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1999 at 97 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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]
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).
Marlen Haushofer
Austrian writer.
Born April 11th, 1920 in Molln. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1970 at 49 years old in Vienna (bone cancer). [ref]
Mohammad Reyshahri
Iranian cleric (1946–2022).
Born October 29th, 1946 in Ray.
Died March 21st, 2022 at 75 years old in Tehran. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 162
Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull