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July 21st
152 Notable deaths
John Davies
New zealand olympic bronze medalist and president of the new zealand olympic committee.
Born May 25th, 1938 in London.
Died July 21st, 2003 at 65 years old in Auckland (melanoma).
Nikolay Kamenskiy
Soviet ski jumper (1931-2017).
Born October 17th, 1931 in Moscow.
Died July 21st, 2017 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ulla-Britt Söderlund
Swedish costume designer (1943-1985).
Born August 12th, 1943 in Växjö.
Died July 21st, 1985 at 41 years old in Copenhagen.
Alexandr Petrenko
Russian basketball player.
Born February 4th, 1976 in Almaty.
Died July 21st, 2006 at 30 years old in Samara Oblast (traffic collision). [ref]
Kazimierz Świątek
Catholic cardinal (1914-2011).
Born October 21st, 1914 in Walk.
Died July 21st, 2011 at 96 years old in Pinsk. [ref]
Bohdan Lepky
Ukrainian writer.
Born November 4th, 1872 in Kryvenke, Krohulets.
Died July 21st, 1941 at 68 years old in Kraków.
Luzius Wildhaber
Swiss judge (1937-2020).
Born January 18th, 1937 in Basel.
Died July 21st, 2020 at 83 years old in Basel.
Bohumil Modrý
Czechoslovak ice hockey player.
Born September 24th, 1916 in Prague.
Died July 21st, 1963 at 46 years old in Prague.
Jules Vanhevel
Belgian cyclist (1895-1969).
Born March 10th, 1895 in Koekelare.
Died July 21st, 1969 at 74 years old in Ostend.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 152
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson