September 21st
179 Notable deaths
Angelo Rossitto
American actor (1908-1991).
Born February 18th, 1908 in Omaha.
Died September 21st, 1991 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
Nigel Patrick
British actor and director.
Born May 2nd, 1913 in Clapham. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1981 at 68 years old in London (lung cancer).
Sven Hassel
Danish writer.
Born April 19th, 1917 in Nyhuse.
Died September 21st, 2012 at 95 years old in Barcelona.
Orlando Letelier
Chilean economist and diplomat (1932-1976).
Born April 13th, 1932 in Temuco.
Died September 21st, 1976 at 44 years old in Washington, D.C. (car bombing).
Arthur Ashkin
American physicist (1922-2020).
Born September 2nd, 1922 in Brooklyn.
Died September 21st, 2020 at 98 years old in Rumson. [ref]
Otto Grotewohl
German politician (1894–1964).
Born March 11th, 1894 in Brunswick.
Died September 21st, 1964 at 70 years old in East Berlin.
Artur Phleps
Austro-hungarian army officer.
Born November 29th, 1881 in Biertan.
Died September 21st, 1944 at 62 years old in Arad.
Napoleon Chagnon
American anthropologist.
Born August 27th, 1938 in Port Austin. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2019 at 81 years old in Traverse City. [ref]
Ivan Bagramyan
Marshal of the soviet union (1897-1982).
Born December 2nd, 1897 in Çardaqlı.
Died September 21st, 1982 at 84 years old in Moscow.
James E. Ferguson
American banker and politician (1871-1944).
Born August 31st, 1871 in Salado.
Died September 21st, 1944 at 73 years old in Austin.
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Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia