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September 21st
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214 Notable deaths
Boz Burrell
British singer and bassist (1946–2006).
Born August 1st, 1946 in Lincoln.
Died September 21st, 2006 at 60 years old in Marbella (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Crawford
American actor (1920-2010).
Born September 13th, 1920 in Colfax.
Died September 21st, 2010 at 90 years old in Thousand Oaks (stroke). [ref]
Robert Ginty
American actor and director (1948-2009).
Born November 14th, 1948 in Brooklyn.
Died September 21st, 2009 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Anthony Comstock
American morals critic (1844–1915).
Born March 7th, 1844 in New Canaan.
Died September 21st, 1915 at 71 years old in Summit.
Diana Sands
American actress (1934–1973).
Born August 22nd, 1934 in New York City.
Died September 21st, 1973 at 39 years old in New York City (cancer).
Bernie Parent
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born April 3rd, 1945 in Montreal.
Died September 21st, 2025 at 80 years old in Avalon. [ref]
Trần Đại Quang
8th president of vietnam (1956–2018).
Born October 12th, 1956 in Kim Sơn.
Died September 21st, 2018 at 61 years old in Hanoi (viral infectious disease). [ref]
Kenji Miyazawa
Japanese poet and author of children's literature (1896-1933).
Born August 27th, 1896 in Hanamakikawaguchi.
Died September 21st, 1933 at 37 years old in Hanamaki (pneumonia).
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 (1912–1981).
Born May 2nd, 1912 in Clapham.
Died September 21st, 1981 at 69 years old in London (lung cancer).
Sven Hassel
Danish writer (1917–2012).
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., Washington (car bombing). [ref]
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 (1938–2019).
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.
Abraham Flexner
American educator.
Born November 13th, 1866 in Louisville.
Died September 21st, 1959 at 92 years old in Falls Church.
Sigmund Jähn
East german cosmonaut (1937–2019).
Born February 13th, 1937 in Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2019 at 82 years old [ref]
Marie Bonaparte
French author and psychoanalyst (1882-1962).
Born July 2nd, 1882 in Saint-Cloud.
Died September 21st, 1962 at 80 years old in Gassin (leukemia).
Ernest Cassel
British businessman (1852-1921).
Born March 3rd, 1852 in Cologne.
Died September 21st, 1921 at 69 years old in Brook House.
Charles W. Mills
Jamaican-american academic philosopher (1951–2021).
Born January 3rd, 1951 in London. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2021 at 70 years old in Evanston (metastatic malignant neoplasm). [ref]
James Curtis Hepburn
American physician, educator, and phonologist of japanese (1815–1911).
Born March 13th, 1815 in Milton.
Died September 21st, 1911 at 96 years old in East Orange. [ref]
Michael Harari
Israeli mossad agent.
Born February 18th, 1927 in Tel Aviv.
Died September 21st, 2014 at 87 years old in Tel Aviv.
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare