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July 21st
197 Notable deaths
Sacha Pitoëff
French actor and director (1920–1990).
Born March 11th, 1920 in Geneva.
Died July 21st, 1990 at 70 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Émile Pouget
French anarchist.
Born October 12th, 1860 in Pont-de-Salars.
Died July 21st, 1931 at 70 years old in Palaiseau.
Norman Holter
American biophysicist (1914–1983).
Born February 1st, 1914 in Helena.
Died July 21st, 1983 at 69 years old in Helena.
Heinrich Schmieder
German actor (1970-2010).
Born February 14th, 1970 in Schwäbisch Hall.
Died July 21st, 2010 at 40 years old in Livigno.
Mihail Savov
Bulgarian general (1857–1928).
Born December 8th, 1857 in Stara Zagora.
Died July 21st, 1928 at 70 years old in Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey.
Constanze Engelbrecht
German actress (1950-2000).
Born January 6th, 1950 in Munich.
Died July 21st, 2000 at 50 years old in Munich (breast cancer). [ref]
Ralph Craig
American athlete (1889–1972).
Born June 21st, 1889 in Detroit. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1972 at 83 years old in Lake George.
Yrjö Väisälä
Finnish astronomer and physicist.
Born September 6th, 1891 in Kontiolahti. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1971 at 79 years old in Rymättylä.
Gustaf Retzius
Swedish histologist (1842–1919).
Born October 17th, 1842 in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1919 at 76 years old in Adolf Fredriks parish. [ref]
Henri Alexis Brialmont
Belgian military engineer and writer (1821-1903).
Died July 21st, 1903 at 82 years old in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.
Hrvoje Šarinić
Croatian politician (1935–2017).
Born February 17th, 1935 in Sušak.
Died July 21st, 2017 at 82 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
A. J. Mundella
British politician (1825-1897).
Born March 28th, 1825 in Leicester.
Died July 21st, 1897 at 72 years old in Queen's Gate.
Emil Aarestrup
Danish poet and physician (1800–1856).
Born December 4th, 1800 in Copenhagen.
Died July 21st, 1856 at 55 years old in Odense.
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.
Franco Faccio
Italian composer and conductor (1840-1891).
Born March 8th, 1840 in Verona.
Died July 21st, 1891 at 51 years old in Monza.
Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld
German opera singer (1836-1865).
Born July 2nd, 1836 in Munich.
Died July 21st, 1865 at 29 years old in Dresden (meningitis).
Thomas Dehler
German politician (1897-1967).
Born December 14th, 1897 in Lichtenfels.
Died July 21st, 1967 at 69 years old in Streitberg (myocardial infarction).
Hans-Ulrich von Oertzen
German noble (1915–1944).
Born March 6th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died July 21st, 1944 at 29 years old in Berlin (hand grenade).
Pere Calders
Spanish writer and cartoonist (1912-1994).
Born September 29th, 1912 in Barcelona.
Died July 21st, 1994 at 81 years old in Barcelona.
Victor Gilbert
French painter (1847-1933).
Born February 13th, 1847 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1933 at 86 years old in Paris.
Radovan Richta
Czech academic and philosopher.
Born June 6th, 1924 in Prague. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1983 at 59 years old in Prague. [ref]
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 (1899-1975).
Born December 24th, 1899 in Gabersee.
Died July 21st, 1975 at 75 years old in Bonn.
Charles Duclerc
French politician (1812-1888).
Born November 9th, 1812 in Bagnères-de-Bigorre.
Died July 21st, 1888 at 75 years old in Paris.
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