July 21st
166 Notable deaths
Bohdan Lepky
Ukrainian writer.
Born November 9th, 1872 in Kryvenke, Krohulets. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1941 at 68 years old in Kraków.
Kazimierz Świątek
Catholic cardinal (1914-2011).
Born October 21st, 1914 in Walk.
Died July 21st, 2011 at 96 years old in Pinsk. [ref]
Crescencio Gutiérrez
Mexican footballer.
Born October 26th, 1933 in Guadalajara.
Died July 21st, 2025 at 91 years old [ref]
Raafat Attia
Egyptian association football player (1934–1978).
Born February 6th, 1934 in Egypt.
Died July 21st, 1978 at 44 years old
John Davies
New zealand olympic bronze medalist and president of the new zealand olympic committee.
Born May 25th, 1938 in London.
Died July 21st, 2003 at 65 years old in Auckland (melanoma).
Alexandr Petrenko
Russian basketball player (1976–2006).
Born February 4th, 1976 in Almaty.
Died July 21st, 2006 at 30 years old in Samara Oblast (traffic collision). [ref]
Nikolay Kamenskiy
Soviet ski jumper (1931-2017).
Born October 17th, 1931 in Moscow. [ref]
Died July 21st, 2017 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Bohumil Modrý
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1916–1963).
Born September 24th, 1916 in Prague.
Died July 21st, 1963 at 46 years old in Prague.
Luzius Wildhaber
Swiss judge (1937-2020).
Born January 18th, 1937 in Basel.
Died July 21st, 2020 at 83 years old in Basel.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 166
Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus