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July 21st
164 Notable deaths
Mario Boyé
Argentine footballer.
Born July 22nd, 1922 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 21st, 1992 at 69 years old in Buenos Aires.
Jon van Rood
Dutch biologist.
Born April 7th, 1926 in Scheveningen.
Died July 21st, 2017 at 91 years old in Leeuwarden.
Francesco Paolo Cantelli
Italian mathematician (1875-1966).
Born December 20th, 1875 in Palermo.
Died July 21st, 1966 at 90 years old in Rome.
Carlo Bo
Italian poet, literary critic (1911–2001).
Born January 25th, 1911 in Sestri Levante.
Died July 21st, 2001 at 90 years old in Genoa.
Erna Morena
Actress.
Born April 24th, 1885 in Wörth am Main.
Died July 21st, 1962 at 77 years old in Munich.
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]
Zhang Yuzhe
Chinese astronomer (1902–1986).
Born February 16th, 1902 in Minhou County.
Died July 21st, 1986 at 84 years old in Nanjing.
Andrzej Łapicki
Polish actor (1924–2012).
Born November 11th, 1924 in Riga. [ref]
Died July 21st, 2012 at 87 years old in Warsaw. [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]
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