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August 21st
128 Notable deaths
Paul Juon
Russian composer.
Born March 6th, 1872 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1940 at 68 years old in Vevey. [ref]
Élie Halévy
French philosopher and historian (1870-1937).
Born September 6th, 1870 in Étretat. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1937 at 66 years old in Sucy-en-Brie. [ref]
Dahlia Ravikovitch
Israeli poet (1936-2005).
Born November 17th, 1936 in Ramat Gan. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2005 at 68 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Réjean Ducharme
Canadian artist.
Born August 12th, 1941 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois.
Died August 21st, 2017 at 76 years old in Montreal (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Nanni Loy
Italian film, theatre and tv director (1925-1995).
Born October 23rd, 1925 in Cagliari. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1995 at 69 years old in Rome (cancer, myocardial infarction). [ref]
Manuel Seoane
Argentine association football player (1902-1975).
Born March 19th, 1902 in Avellaneda.
Died August 21st, 1975 at 73 years old in Quilmes.
Harald Sverdrup
Norwegian oceanographer (1888-1957).
Born November 15th, 1888 in Sogndal.
Died August 21st, 1957 at 68 years old in Oslo.
William Burnside
English mathematician.
Born July 2nd, 1852 in London. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1927 at 75 years old in West Wickham. [ref]
Wolfgang Hildesheimer
German author (1916-1991).
Born December 9th, 1916 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1991 at 74 years old in Poschiavo. [ref]
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).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 128
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