July 21st
156 Notable deaths
Yrjö Väisälä
Finnish astronomer and physicist.
Born September 6th, 1891 in Kontiolahti. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1971 at 79 years old in Rymättylä.
Ralph Craig
American athlete.
Born June 21st, 1889 in Detroit. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1972 at 83 years old in Lake George.
Pere Calders
Spanish writer and cartoonist (1912-1994).
Born September 29th, 1912 in Barcelona.
Died July 21st, 1994 at 81 years old in Barcelona.
Hrvoje Šarinić
Croatian politician (1935-2017).
Born February 17th, 1935 in Sušak.
Died July 21st, 2017 at 82 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Mihail Savov
Bulgarian general (1857–1928).
Born December 8th, 1857 in Stara Zagora.
Died July 21st, 1928 at 70 years old in Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey.
Adolph Leo Oppenheim
Austrian academic.
Born June 7th, 1904 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1974 at 70 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
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.
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]
Gaetano Martino
Italian politician (1900-1967).
Born November 25th, 1900 in Messina.
Died July 21st, 1967 at 66 years old in Rome.
Thomas Dehler
German politician (1897-1967).
Born December 14th, 1897 in Lichtenfels.
Died July 21st, 1967 at 69 years old in Streitberg (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 91 to 100 of 156
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