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August 21st
128 Notable deaths
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo
American politician (1877-1947).
Born October 13th, 1877 in Poplarville. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1947 at 69 years old in New Orleans (lip and oral cavity carcinoma). [ref]
Bill Pascrell
U.s. representative from new jersey.
Born January 25th, 1937 in Paterson.
Died August 21st, 2024 at 87 years old in Saint Barnabas Medical Center.
Ugyen Wangchuck
King of bhutan (1862-1926).
Born June 11th, 1862 in Bumthang District.
Died August 21st, 1926 at 64 years old in Bumthang District.
Siobhan Dowd
British writer and activist.
Born February 4th, 1960 in London, Leeds. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2007 at 47 years old in Oxford (breast cancer). [ref]
Babulal Gaur
Indian politician (1930-2019).
Born June 2nd, 1930 in Pratapgarh district.
Died August 21st, 2019 at 89 years old in Bhopal (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Thurston
Mathematician.
Born October 30th, 1946 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 21st, 2012 at 65 years old in Rochester (cancer). [ref]
Raul Seixas
Brazilian recording artist; singer and songwriter (1945-1989).
Born June 28th, 1945 in Salvador. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1989 at 44 years old in São Paulo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter (1923-1986).
Born March 28th, 1923 in Pontiac. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1986 at 63 years old in Copenhagen (bone cancer). [ref]
Albert Reynolds
Irish politician and head of government (1932–2014).
Born November 3rd, 1932 in Roosky.
Died August 21st, 2014 at 81 years old in Dublin (Alzheimer's disease).
Dai Vernon
Canadian magician (1894-1992).
Born June 11th, 1894 in Ottawa.
Died August 21st, 1992 at 98 years old in Ramona.
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan