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September 21st
157 Notable deaths
Tatyana Sukhotina-Tolstaya
Russian painter and memoirist (1864-1950).
Born October 16th, 1864 in Yasnaya Polyana. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1950 at 85 years old in Rome. [ref]
Francisco Ascaso
Spanish anarcho-syndicalist (1901–1936).
Born April 1st, 1901 in Almudévar.
Died September 21st, 1936 at 35 years old in Barcelona.
Fidel Pagés
Spanish author, the pioneer of lumbar epidural anaesthesia.
Born January 26th, 1886 in Huesca. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1923 at 37 years old in Quintanapalla (traffic collision). [ref]
Bobby Wilson
British tennis player.
Born November 22nd, 1935 in Hendon.
Died September 21st, 2020 at 84 years old in Hendon. [ref]
Mustai Karim
Soviet writer (1919-2005).
Born October 20th, 1919 in Klyashevo. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2005 at 85 years old in Ufa. [ref]
Nils Middelboe
Danish footballer (1887-1976).
Born October 5th, 1887 in Brunnby church parish.
Died September 21st, 1976 at 88 years old in Frederiksberg.
Maurice Delage
French composer (1879-1961).
Born November 13th, 1879 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1961 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
Lydia Alfonsi
Italian actress.
Born April 28th, 1928 in Parma.
Died September 21st, 2022 at 94 years old in Parma. [ref]
Walewska Oliveira
Brazilian volleyball player.
Born October 1st, 1979 in Belo Horizonte.
Died September 21st, 2023 at 43 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Roman Vlad
Italian-romanian composer.
Born December 29th, 1919 in Chernivtsi. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2013 at 93 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 157
No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett