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July 21st
164 Notable deaths
Andre Roosevelt
American filmmaker, explorer, and rugby union player.
Born April 24th, 1879 in Paris.
Died July 21st, 1962 at 83 years old in Port-au-Prince.
Vela Blagoeva
Bulgarian writer and educator, editor.
Born September 29th, 1859 in Veliko Tarnovo. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1921 at 61 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov
Soviet archaeologist and anthropologist (1907-1970).
Born September 15th, 1907 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 21st, 1970 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Jules Vanhevel
Belgian cyclist (1895-1969).
Born March 10th, 1895 in Koekelare.
Died July 21st, 1969 at 74 years old in Ostend.
Giovanni Frattini
Italian mathematician (1852-1925).
Born January 8th, 1852 in Rome.
Died July 21st, 1925 at 73 years old in Rome.
Helen Meany
American diver (1904–1991).
Born December 15th, 1904 in New York City.
Died July 21st, 1991 at 86 years old in Greenwich (pancreatic cancer).
Willard Rice
American ice hockey player (1895-1967).
Born April 21st, 1895 in Newton.
Died July 21st, 1967 at 72 years old in Weston.
Heitor Canalli
Brazilian footballer.
Born March 31st, 1910 in Juiz de Fora.
Died July 21st, 1990 at 80 years old in Petrópolis.
Hovhannes Zardaryan
Armenian painter (1918-1992).
Born January 20th, 1918 in Kars.
Died July 21st, 1992 at 74 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Yevgeny Lopatin
Soviet weightlifter (1917–2011).
Born December 26th, 1917 in Balashov.
Died July 21st, 2011 at 93 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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