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August 21st
131 Notable deaths
Josip Kozarac
Croatian writer (1858-1906).
Born March 18th, 1858 in Vinkovci.
Died August 21st, 1906 at 48 years old in Koprivnica.
Hermann Obrecht
Member of the swiss federal council (1882-1940).
Born March 26th, 1882 in Grenchen.
Died August 21st, 1940 at 58 years old in Bern.
Hans van Abeelen
Dutch behavior geneticist (1936-1998).
Born November 20th, 1936 in Enschede.
Died August 21st, 1998 at 61 years old in Enschede.
Eugène Dabit
French writer (1898–1936).
Born September 21st, 1898 in Paris, Mers-les-Bains.
Died August 21st, 1936 at 37 years old in Sevastopol.
Perch Zeytuntsyan
Armenian writer.
Born July 18th, 1938 in Alexandria.
Died August 21st, 2017 at 79 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Tomasz Tomiak
Polish rower (1967–2020).
Born September 17th, 1967 in Nowy Tomyśl.
Died August 21st, 2020 at 52 years old in Gdańsk. [ref]
Sergei Anatoljewitsch Babkow
Russian basketball coach and basketball player.
Died August 21st, 2023 at 56 years old [ref]
Mohamed Tarabulsi
Lebanese weightlifter (1950–2002).
Born September 26th, 1950 in Beirut.
Died August 21st, 2002 at 51 years old in Beirut.
Aldo Aureggi
Fencer (1931–2020).
Born October 6th, 1931 in Rome.
Died August 21st, 2020 at 88 years old in Rome (car collision). [ref]
Eino Kirjonen
Finnish ski jumper.
Born February 25th, 1933 in Primorsk.
Died August 21st, 1988 at 55 years old in Kouvola.
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr