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August 21st
178 Notable deaths
Gustave Moynier
Swiss jurist, co-founder and president of the international committee of the red cross (icrc).
Born September 21st, 1826 in Geneva. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1910 at 83 years old in Sécheron.
Anabel Gutiérrez
Mexican actress and comedian (1931-2022).
Born September 5th, 1931 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2022 at 90 years old in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza. [ref]
Kurt Neumann
American film director (1908–1958).
Born April 5th, 1908 in Nuremberg.
Died August 21st, 1958 at 50 years old in Los Angeles.
Alice Perry
Irish engineer.
Born October 24th, 1885 in Galway.
Died August 21st, 1969 at 83 years old in Boston.
Sergio Toppi
Italian cartoonist (1932–2012).
Born October 11th, 1932 in Milan.
Died August 21st, 2012 at 79 years old in Milan (cancer). [ref]
Steven R. Nagel
American astronaut (1946-2014).
Born October 27th, 1946 in Canton.
Died August 21st, 2014 at 67 years old in Columbia (cancer). [ref]
Mika Yamamoto
Japanese journalist (1967–2012).
Died August 21st, 2012 at 45 years old in Aleppo. [ref]
Andrzej Zawada
Mountain climber (1928–2000).
Born July 16th, 1928 in Olsztyn.
Died August 21st, 2000 at 72 years old in Warsaw.
Alexei Panshin
American writer and critic (1940–2022).
Born August 14th, 1940 in Lansing.
Died August 21st, 2022 at 82 years old in Pennsylvania (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Nikolay Punin
Russian art historian.
Born November 28th, 1888 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1953 at 64 years old in Vorkuta Gulag, Abez labor camp. [ref]
Stuart Heisler
American film and television director (1896–1979).
Born December 5th, 1896 in Los Angeles.
Died August 21st, 1979 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
Richard Garrick
American actor and director (1878-1962).
Born December 27th, 1878 in Portlaw.
Died August 21st, 1962 at 83 years old in Hollywood.
Hans Günther Adler
Czech-british novelist and poet, sociologist and historian in german language (1910–1988).
Born July 2nd, 1910 in Prague.
Died August 21st, 1988 at 78 years old in London.
Bajram Rexhepi
Prime minister of kosovo (1954-2017).
Born June 3rd, 1954 in Mitrovica.
Died August 21st, 2017 at 63 years old in Istanbul (cerebral hemorrhage).
Harald Sverdrup
Norwegian oceanographer (1888–1957).
Born November 15th, 1888 in Sogndal Municipality.
Died August 21st, 1957 at 68 years old in Oslo.
Hanna Mina
Syrian writer (1924–2018).
Born March 9th, 1924 in Latakia. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2018 at 94 years old in Damascus.
Élie Halévy
French philosopher and historian (1870-1937).
Born September 6th, 1870 in Étretat.
Died August 21st, 1937 at 66 years old in Sucy-en-Brie.
William Burnside
English mathematician (1852–1927).
Born July 2nd, 1852 in London.
Died August 21st, 1927 at 75 years old in West Wickham.
Dahlia Ravikovitch
Israeli poet (1936-2005).
Born November 17th, 1936 in Ramat Gan.
Died August 21st, 2005 at 68 years old in Tel Aviv.
Manuel Seoane
Argentine association football player (1902-1975).
Born March 19th, 1902 in Avellaneda.
Died August 21st, 1975 at 73 years old in Quilmes.
Nanni Loy
Italian film, theatre and tv director (1925-1995).
Born October 23rd, 1925 in Cagliari.
Died August 21st, 1995 at 69 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction, cancer).
Réjean Ducharme
Playwright working in quebec (1941–2017).
Born August 12th, 1941 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois.
Died August 21st, 2017 at 76 years old in Montreal (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Paul Juon
Russian composer.
Born March 6th, 1872 in Moscow.
Died August 21st, 1940 at 68 years old in Vevey.
Adelina Domingues
Supercentenarian (1888–2002).
Born February 19th, 1888 in Brava.
Died August 21st, 2002 at 114 years old in Spring Valley.
Vladimir Burtsev
Russian revolutionary activist (1862-1942).
Born November 29th, 1862 in Fort-Shevchenko.
Died August 21st, 1942 at 79 years old in Paris (sepsis).
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