July 21st

166 Notable deaths

Hans-Ulrich von Oertzen

German noble (1915–1944).

Born March 6th, 1915 in Berlin.

Died July 21st, 1944 at 29 years old in Berlin (hand grenade).

Pere Calders

Spanish writer and cartoonist (1912-1994).

Born September 29th, 1912 in Barcelona.

Died July 21st, 1994 at 81 years old in Barcelona.

Silvio Cator

Haitian track and field competitor (1900-1952).

Born October 9th, 1900 in Cavaellon.

Died July 21st, 1952 at 51 years old in Port-au-Prince.

Carl Troll

German geographer and university teacher (1899-1975).

Born December 24th, 1899 in Gabersee.

Died July 21st, 1975 at 75 years old in Bonn.

Gaetano Martino

Italian politician (1900-1967).

Born November 25th, 1900 in Messina.

Died July 21st, 1967 at 66 years old in Rome.

Ali Podrimja

Albanian poet.

Born August 28th, 1942 in Gjakova.

Died July 21st, 2012 at 69 years old in Lodève. [ref]

Georgy Aleksandrov

Marxist philosopher and soviet politician and statesman (1908-1961).

Born April 4th, 1908 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died July 21st, 1961 at 53 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Francisco Rodríguez Adrados

Spanish linguist and philologist (1922-2020).

Born March 29th, 1922 in Salamanca. [ref]

Died July 21st, 2020 at 98 years old in Madrid. [ref]

Jesús de Polanco

Spanish businessman (1929–2007).

Born November 7th, 1929 in Madrid.

Died July 21st, 2007 at 77 years old in Madrid (multiple myeloma). [ref]

Stepan Malkhasyants

Armenian academic (1857-1947).

Born November 6th, 1857 in Akhaltsikhe.

Died July 21st, 1947 at 89 years old in Yerevan.

Deaths 101 to 110 of 166

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