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July 21st
164 Notable deaths
Heinrich Schmieder
German actor (1970-2010).
Born February 14th, 1970 in Schwäbisch Hall.
Died July 21st, 2010 at 40 years old in Livigno.
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.
Constanze Engelbrecht
German actress (1950-2000).
Born January 6th, 1950 in Munich.
Died July 21st, 2000 at 50 years old in Munich (breast cancer). [ref]
Ralph Craig
American athlete.
Born June 21st, 1889 in Detroit. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1972 at 83 years old in Lake George.
Yrjö Väisälä
Finnish astronomer and physicist.
Born September 6th, 1891 in Kontiolahti. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1971 at 79 years old in Rymättylä.
Hrvoje Šarinić
Croatian politician (1935–2017).
Born February 17th, 1935 in Sušak.
Died July 21st, 2017 at 82 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Adolph Leo Oppenheim
Austrian academic.
Born June 7th, 1904 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1974 at 70 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Allan Wilson
New zealand biologist (1934-1991).
Born October 18th, 1934 in Ngāruawāhia.
Died July 21st, 1991 at 56 years old in Seattle, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
Thomas Dehler
German politician (1897-1967).
Born December 14th, 1897 in Lichtenfels.
Died July 21st, 1967 at 69 years old in Streitberg (myocardial infarction).
Pere Calders
Spanish writer and cartoonist (1912-1994).
Born September 29th, 1912 in Barcelona.
Died July 21st, 1994 at 81 years old in Barcelona.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 164
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)