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September 21st
173 Notable deaths
Aleksandr Almetov
Russian ice hockey player.
Born January 18th, 1940 in Kyiv.
Died September 21st, 1992 at 52 years old in Moscow (pneumonia).
Richard Schorr
German astronomer.
Born August 20th, 1867 in Kassel. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1951 at 84 years old in Bad Gastein.
Adolf Wiklund
Swedish biathlete (1921–1970).
Born December 19th, 1921 in Rossön.
Died September 21st, 1970 at 48 years old in Frösön.
Simon Frug
Multi-lingual russian poet, lyricist and author.
Born January 1st, 1860 in Bobrovyi Kut.
Died September 21st, 1916 at 56 years old in Odesa.
Petronella van Randwijk
Gymnast.
Born September 14th, 1905 in Utrecht.
Died September 21st, 1978 at 73 years old in The Hague.
Manuel Andrada
Polo player (1890-1962).
Born January 9th, 1890 in Coronel Suárez.
Died September 21st, 1962 at 72 years old in Argentina. [ref]
Vasily Ilyin
Soviet handball player.
Born January 8th, 1949 in Lisy Nos.
Died September 21st, 2015 at 66 years old
Koichi Kudo
Japanese association football player (1909-1971).
Born February 4th, 1909 in Iwate Prefecture.
Died September 21st, 1971 at 62 years old in Tokyo.
Eduard Daniël van Oort
Dutch ornithologist (1876-1933).
Born October 31st, 1876 in Barneveld.
Died September 21st, 1933 at 56 years old in Leiden.
Kalervo Rauhala
Finnish wrestler (1930–2016).
Born October 19th, 1930 in Ylistaro.
Died September 21st, 2016 at 85 years old in Seinäjoki. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 173
By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene