July 21st
197 Notable deaths
Gaetano Martino
Italian politician (1900-1967).
Born November 25th, 1900 in Messina.
Died July 21st, 1967 at 66 years old in Rome.
Ali Podrimja
Albanian poet (1942–2012).
Born August 1st, 1942 in Gjakova.
Died July 21st, 2012 at 69 years old in Olmet-et-Villecun. [ref]
Georgy Aleksandrov
Marxist philosopher and soviet politician and statesman (1908–1961).
Born April 4th, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 21st, 1961 at 53 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Francisco Rodríguez Adrados
Spanish linguist and philologist (1922-2020).
Born March 29th, 1922 in Salamanca.
Died July 21st, 2020 at 98 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Paul K. Benedict
American anthropologist, mental health professional, and linguist (1912–1997).
Born July 5th, 1912 in Poughkeepsie.
Died July 21st, 1997 at 85 years old in Ormond Beach (traffic collision).
Jesús de Polanco
Spanish businessman (1929–2007).
Born November 7th, 1929 in Madrid.
Died July 21st, 2007 at 77 years old in Madrid (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Stepan Malkhasyants
Armenian academic (1857-1947).
Born November 6th, 1857 in Akhaltsikhe.
Died July 21st, 1947 at 89 years old in Yerevan.
Ward Crane
American actor (1890–1928).
Born May 18th, 1890 in Albany.
Died July 21st, 1928 at 38 years old in Saranac Lake (pneumonia).
Khalil Mardam Bey
Syrian poet (1895-1959).
Born July 1st, 1895 in Damascus.
Died July 21st, 1959 at 64 years old in Damascus.
Mario Boyé
Argentine footballer (1922–1992).
Born July 22nd, 1922 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 21st, 1992 at 69 years old in Buenos Aires.
Jon van Rood
Dutch biologist (1926–2017).
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
German actress (1885-1962).
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 Arctic Ocean. [ref]
Died July 21st, 2022 at 82 years old in Helsinki (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Fiammetta Wilson
British astronomer (1864-1920).
Born July 19th, 1864 in Lowestoft. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1920 at 56 years old in London (uremia). [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 (1921–2013).
Born March 8th, 1921 in Nantes.
Died July 21st, 2013 at 92 years old in Dinard. [ref]
Krste Crvenkovski
Macedonian politician (1921-2001).
Born July 16th, 1921 in Prilep.
Died July 21st, 2001 at 80 years old in Skopje.
Žanka Stokić
Serbian actor (1887-1947).
Born January 24th, 1887 in Veliko Gradište.
Died July 21st, 1947 at 60 years old in Belgrade.
Milan Dvořák
Czech footballer (1934–2022).
Born November 19th, 1934 in Prague.
Died July 21st, 2022 at 87 years old [ref]
Inger Jacobsen
Norwegian singer (1923–1996).
Born October 13th, 1923 in Christiania.
Died July 21st, 1996 at 72 years old in Oslo (cancer).
Édouard Risler
French pianist (1873-1929).
Born February 23rd, 1873 in Baden-Baden.
Died July 21st, 1929 at 56 years old in Paris, 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte