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216 Notable deaths
Léon Sée
French fencer (1877–1960).
Born September 23rd, 1877 in Lille.
Died March 21st, 1960 at 82 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Sverre Sørsdal
Norwegian boxer (1900-1996).
Born August 5th, 1900 in Hamar Municipality. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1996 at 95 years old in Gjøvik Municipality. [ref]
William Cockburn
Canadian ice hockey player (1902–1975).
Born March 1st, 1902 in Toronto.
Died March 21st, 1975 at 73 years old in Winnipeg.
Rune Emanuelsson
Swedish footballer (1923-1994).
Born October 8th, 1923 in Annedals parish. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1993 at 69 years old in Göteborgs S:t Pauli church parish. [ref]
Marie Müller
Austrian painter (1847-1935).
Born July 10th, 1847 in Vienna.
Died March 21st, 1935 at 87 years old in Vienna.
Auguste Serrurier
French archer (1857–1924).
Born March 25th, 1857 in Denain.
Died March 21st, 1924 at 66 years old in Denain.
William Morton
Cyclist.
Born June 20th, 1880 in Hunslet.
Died March 21st, 1952 at 71 years old in Toronto.
Boris K. Schischkin
Russian botanist (1886-1963).
Born April 19th, 1886 in Sovetsk.
Died March 21st, 1963 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Wolfgang Plottke
West german rower (1948–2024).
Born July 31st, 1948 in Klein Lukow.
Died March 21st, 2024 at 75 years old [ref]
Jiří Polívka
Czech ethnographer, linguist, literature historian, literary theorist, professor, publicist, university educator and science writer (1858–1933).
Died March 21st, 1933 at 75 years old in Libeň. [ref]
Jacob Opdahl
Gymnast (1894-1938).
Born January 15th, 1894 in Bergen.
Died March 21st, 1938 at 44 years old in Bergen. [ref]
Raymond Talleux
French rower (1901–1982).
Born March 2nd, 1901 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Died March 21st, 1982 at 81 years old in Saint-Martin-Boulogne.
Arnošt Klimčík
Czechoslovak handball player (1945-2015).
Born July 24th, 1945 in Karviná. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2015 at 69 years old
Wim van der Kroft
Canoe racer (1916-2001).
Born August 16th, 1916 in Haarlem.
Died March 21st, 2001 at 84 years old in Den Helder.
Sam Leavitt
American cinematographer (1904-1984).
Born February 6th, 1904 in New York City.
Died March 21st, 1984 at 80 years old in Woodland Hills.
Fyodor Reshetnikov
Russian writer (1841–1871).
Born September 17th, 1841 in Yekaterinburg.
Died March 21st, 1871 at 29 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia).
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