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August 21st
128 Notable deaths
Orville Gibson
American luthier.
Born May 1st, 1856 in Chateaugay.
Died August 21st, 1918 at 62 years old in Ogdensburg (endocarditis).
Kirpal Singh
Indian guru (1894-1974).
Born February 6th, 1894 in Punjab.
Died August 21st, 1974 at 80 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Hermann Höfle
Coordinator of operation reinhard (1911-1962).
Born June 19th, 1911 in Salzburg.
Died August 21st, 1962 at 51 years old in Vienna (hanging). [ref]
Qurratulain Hyder
Indian writer.
Born January 20th, 1927 in Aligarh.
Died August 21st, 2007 at 80 years old in Noida. [ref]
Budd Hopkins
American ufo researcher, painter and sculptor (1931-2011).
Born June 15th, 1931 in Wheeling. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2011 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]
Henrik Pontoppidan
Writer, nobel laureate.
Born July 24th, 1857 in Fredericia. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1943 at 86 years old in Ordrup. [ref]
Kaka Kalelkar
Indian social reformer, historian, educationist, and journalist.
Born December 1st, 1885 in Satara.
Died August 21st, 1981 at 95 years old
Harold Rainsford Stark
American admiral.
Born November 12th, 1880 in Wilkes-Barre.
Died August 21st, 1972 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C..
Yuri Nikulin
Soviet and russian actor and clown (1921-1997).
Born December 18th, 1921 in Demidov. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1997 at 75 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Charles Eames
American designer (1907-1978).
Born June 17th, 1907 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1978 at 71 years old in St. Louis. [ref]
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi