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July 21st
164 Notable deaths
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.
Ward Crane
American actor (1890-1928).
Born May 18th, 1890 in Albany.
Died July 21st, 1928 at 38 years old in Saranac Lake (pneumonia).
Khalil Mardam Bey
Syrian poet (1895-1959).
Born July 1st, 1895 in Damascus. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1959 at 64 years old in Damascus. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 164
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