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August 21st
136 Notable deaths
Wolfgang Hildesheimer
German author.
Born December 9th, 1916 in Hamburg.
Died August 21st, 1991 at 74 years old in Poschiavo.
Harold Rainsford Stark
American admiral (1880-1972).
Born November 12th, 1880 in Wilkes-Barre.
Died August 21st, 1972 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C..
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).
S. Yizhar
Israeli writer and politician (1916-2006).
Born September 27th, 1916 in Rehovot. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2006 at 89 years old in Gedera (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Caroline Aigle
Pilot.
Born September 12th, 1974 in Montauban.
Died August 21st, 2007 at 32 years old in Dijon (melanoma).
Anita Lizana
Chilean tennis player (1915–1994).
Born November 19th, 1915 in Santiago.
Died August 21st, 1994 at 78 years old in Ferndown.
Georg Leber
German politician (spd) (1920-2012).
Born October 7th, 1920 in Obertiefenbach.
Died August 21st, 2012 at 91 years old in Schönau am Königsee.
Lev Naumov
Russian classical pianist, composer and educator.
Born February 12th, 1925 in Rostov.
Died August 21st, 2005 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Alexandre O'Neill
Portuguese writer.
Born December 19th, 1924 in Lisbon.
Died August 21st, 1986 at 61 years old in Lisbon.
Pierre Cot
French politician (1895-1977).
Born November 20th, 1895 in Grenoble.
Died August 21st, 1977 at 81 years old in Coise-Saint-Jean-Pied-Gauthier.
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