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July 21st
156 Notable deaths
José Manuel Estepa Llaurens
Catholic cardinal.
Born January 1st, 1926 in Andújar.
Died July 21st, 2019 at 93 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Bob Mark
Australian tennis player.
Born November 28th, 1937 in Albury.
Died July 21st, 2006 at 68 years old in South Africa.
Reino Paasilinna
Finnish politician and writer (1939–2022).
Born December 5th, 1939 in Petsamo. [ref]
Died July 21st, 2022 at 82 years old in Helsinki (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Carlo Bo
Italian poet, literary critic.
Born January 25th, 1911 in Sestri Levante. [ref]
Died July 21st, 2001 at 90 years old in Genoa. [ref]
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]
Andrzej Łapicki
Polish actor (1924–2012).
Born November 11th, 1924 in Riga. [ref]
Died July 21st, 2012 at 87 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Édouard Risler
French musician (1873-1929).
Born February 23rd, 1873 in Baden-Baden. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1929 at 56 years old in Paris, 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Milan Dvořák
Czech footballer (1934–2022).
Born November 19th, 1934 in Prague.
Died July 21st, 2022 at 87 years old [ref]
Denys de La Patellière
French film director and scriptwriter.
Born March 8th, 1921 in Nantes. [ref]
Died July 21st, 2013 at 92 years old in Dinard. [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.
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