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July 21st
154 Notable deaths
Ralph Craig
American athlete.
Born June 21st, 1889 in Detroit. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1972 at 83 years old in Lake George.
Pere Calders
Catalan writer and cartoonist (1912-1994).
Born September 29th, 1913 in Barcelona.
Died July 21st, 1994 at 80 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
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.
Born November 26th, 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).
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.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 154
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