August 21st
141 Notable deaths
Fred Crane
American film and television actor and radio announcer (1918-2008).
Born March 22nd, 1918 in New Orleans.
Died August 21st, 2008 at 90 years old in Atlanta (surgical complications). [ref]
Gheorghe Apostol
Former first secretary of the romanian workers' party.
Born May 16th, 1913 in Tudor Vladimirescu.
Died August 21st, 2010 at 97 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Misael Pastrana Borrero
Colombian lawyer and politician (1923-1997).
Born November 14th, 1923 in Neiva.
Died August 21st, 1997 at 73 years old in Bogotá.
Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs
South african politician (1903-1978).
Born November 17th, 1903 in Ladybrand.
Died August 21st, 1978 at 74 years old in Pretoria (myocardial infarction).
C. Gordon Fullerton
American astronaut and test pilot (1936–2013).
Born October 11th, 1936 in Rochester.
Died August 21st, 2013 at 76 years old in Lancaster. [ref]
Tatiana Troyanos
Classical music and opera singer (1938-1993).
Born September 12th, 1938 in New York City.
Died August 21st, 1993 at 54 years old in New York City (breast cancer).
Christoph Schlingensief
German theatre and film director, playwright, and performance artist (1960-2010).
Born October 24th, 1960 in Oberhausen. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2010 at 49 years old in Berlin (lung cancer). [ref]
Yitzhak Sadeh
Israeli general.
Born August 10th, 1890 in Lublin.
Died August 21st, 1952 at 62 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Laurence Doherty
English tennis player (1875-1919).
Born October 8th, 1875 in Wimbledon.
Died August 21st, 1919 at 43 years old in Broadstairs.
Wang Dongxing
Former vice chairman of the chinese communist party (1916-2015).
Born January 1st, 1916 in Yiyang County. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2015 at 99 years old in Beijing. [ref]
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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather