July 21st
152 Notable deaths
Jurji Zaydan
Lebanese novelist, journalist, editor and teacher (1861-1914).
Born December 14th, 1861 in Beirut. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1914 at 52 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Gualberto Villarroel
President of bolivia (1908-1946).
Born December 15th, 1908 in Villa Rivero.
Died July 21st, 1946 at 37 years old in La Paz.
Dick Nanninga
Dutch footballer (1949–2015).
Born January 17th, 1949 in Groningen.
Died July 21st, 2015 at 66 years old in Maaseik (diabetes). [ref]
Shefqet Vërlaci
Albanian prime minister (1877-1946).
Born December 15th, 1877 in Elbasan.
Died July 21st, 1946 at 68 years old in Zürich.
Peter Doohan
Australian tennis player.
Born May 2nd, 1961 in Newcastle.
Died July 21st, 2017 at 56 years old in Tulsa (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Evelyn Thomas
American musician (1953–2024).
Born August 22nd, 1953 in Chicago.
Died July 21st, 2024 at 70 years old in Port Charlotte (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Boris Giuliano
Italian police officer.
Born October 22nd, 1930 in Piazza Armerina.
Died July 21st, 1979 at 48 years old in Palermo. [ref]
Louis Vauxcelles
French art critic.
Born January 1st, 1870 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1943 at 73 years old in Paris. [ref]
Vladimir Bagirov
Soviet chess player (1936-2000).
Born August 16th, 1936 in Baku, Batumi.
Died July 21st, 2000 at 63 years old in Jyväskylä (myocardial infarction).
Zoran Radmilović
Serbian actor (1933-1985).
Born May 11th, 1933 in Zaječar.
Died July 21st, 1985 at 52 years old in Belgrade (colorectal cancer).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 152
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde