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August 21st
128 Notable deaths
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). [ref]
C. Gordon Fullerton
American astronaut and test pilot.
Born October 11th, 1936 in Rochester.
Died August 21st, 2013 at 76 years old in Lancaster. [ref]
Benigno Aquino Jr.
Filipino senator and former governor of tarlac (1932-1983).
Born November 27th, 1932 in Concepcion. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1983 at 50 years old in Ninoy Aquino International Airport (assassination). [ref]
Laurence Doherty
English tennis player (1875-1919).
Born October 8th, 1875 in Wimbledon.
Died August 21st, 1919 at 43 years old in Broadstairs.
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]
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).
David B. Steinman
American civil engineer.
Born June 11th, 1886 in Teruel.
Died August 21st, 1960 at 74 years old in New York City.
Sachidananda Routray
Writer from odisha, india.
Born May 13th, 1916 in Khordha district. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2004 at 88 years old in Cuttack. [ref]
Wang Dongxing
Former vice chairman of the communist party of china (1916-2015).
Born January 1st, 1916 in Yiyang County, Jiangxi. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2015 at 99 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Dorothy Burgess
Film, stage actress.
Born March 4th, 1907 in Los Angeles.
Died August 21st, 1961 at 54 years old in Riverside (tuberculosis).
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