August 21st
137 Notable deaths
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).
Wolfgang Hildesheimer
German author.
Born December 9th, 1916 in Hamburg.
Died August 21st, 1991 at 74 years old in Poschiavo.
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]
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.
Anita Lizana
Chilean tennis player (1915–1994).
Born November 19th, 1915 in Santiago.
Died August 21st, 1994 at 78 years old in Ferndown.
Caroline Aigle
Pilot.
Born September 12th, 1974 in Montauban.
Died August 21st, 2007 at 32 years old in Dijon (melanoma).
Chuck Stevenson
Racecar driver.
Born October 15th, 1919 in Sidney.
Died August 21st, 1995 at 75 years old in Benson.
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.
Lev Naumov
Russian classical pianist, composer and educator (1925–2005).
Born February 12th, 1925 in Rostov Veliky.
Died August 21st, 2005 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Eugen Gomringer
Swiss-bolivian poet (1925–2025).
Born January 20th, 1925 in Cachuela Esperanza.
Died August 21st, 2025 at 100 years old in Bamberg. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 137
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou