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September 21st
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214 Notable deaths
Bo Carter
American early blues musician.
Born June 30th, 1893 in Bolton.
Died September 21st, 1964 at 71 years old in Memphis (cerebral hemorrhage).
Kofi Awoonor
Ghanaian poet and author (1935-2013).
Born March 13th, 1935 in Gold Coast Colony, Wheta.
Died September 21st, 2013 at 78 years old in Nairobi. [ref]
Ernest Fenollosa
American art historian and orientalist (1853-1908).
Born February 18th, 1853 in Salem.
Died September 21st, 1908 at 55 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Xu Xiangqian
Chinese politician and field marshal (1901-1990).
Born November 8th, 1901 in Wutai County.
Died September 21st, 1990 at 88 years old in Beijing.
Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
Croatian writer (1874–1938).
Born April 18th, 1874 in Ogulin.
Died September 21st, 1938 at 64 years old in Zagreb.
Kingsley Wood
British politician (1881-1943).
Born August 19th, 1881 in London.
Died September 21st, 1943 at 62 years old in London.
Hadis Najafi
Woman killed by the military forces.
Born January 5th, 2000 in Karaj.
Died September 21st, 2022 at 22 years old in Karaj.
Edward Arthur Milne
British astrophysicist and mathematician (1896-1950).
Born February 14th, 1896 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died September 21st, 1950 at 54 years old in Dublin.
Earle Dickson
American engineer (1892–1961).
Born October 10th, 1892.
Died September 21st, 1961 at 68 years old in Kitchener.
Saroja Vaidyanathan
Indian dancer.
Born September 19th, 1937 in Ballary.
Died September 21st, 2023 at 86 years old
Bob Nevin
Canadian ice hockey player (1938-2020).
Born March 18th, 1938 in Timmins.
Died September 21st, 2020 at 82 years old [ref]
Rigoberto López Pérez
Nicaraguan poet, music composer and assassin of anastasio somoza garcía (1929–1956).
Died September 21st, 1956 at 27 years old in León (gunshot wound).
Jerrold E. Marsden
Canadian-american mathematician.
Born August 17th, 1942 in Ocean Falls.
Died September 21st, 2010 at 68 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Prince Adalbert of Bavaria
Prince adalbert of bavaria (1828-1875).
Born July 19th, 1828 in Munich. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1875 at 47 years old in Neuhausen-Nymphenburg.
Viktor Rydberg
Swedish writer (1828-1895).
Born December 18th, 1828 in Jönköpings Sofia church parish. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1895 at 66 years old in Djursholm (diabetes). [ref]
C. H. Dodd
British theologian (1884–1973).
Born April 7th, 1884 in Wrexham.
Died September 21st, 1973 at 89 years old in Goring-on-Thames.
Antoine Meillet
French linguist (1866–1936).
Born November 11th, 1866 in Moulins. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1936 at 69 years old in Châteaumeillant. [ref]
Wess
American-born italian singer.
Born August 13th, 1945 in Winston-Salem.
Died September 21st, 2009 at 64 years old in Winston-Salem (asthma).
Walewska Oliveira
Brazilian volleyball player (1979–2023).
Born October 1st, 1979 in Belo Horizonte.
Died September 21st, 2023 at 43 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Léon Charles Thévenin
French telegraph engineer (1857–1926).
Born March 30th, 1857 in Meaux.
Died September 21st, 1926 at 69 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
William Plomer
South african-british writer (1903–1973).
Born December 10th, 1903 in Polokwane.
Died September 21st, 1973 at 69 years old in Lewes.
Vitalii Masol
3rd prime minister of ukraine (1928-2018).
Born November 14th, 1928 in Olyshivka.
Died September 21st, 2018 at 89 years old in Kyiv.
Ahmed ‘Urabi
Egyptian army officer and revolutionary (1841–1911).
Born March 31st, 1841 in Zagazig. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1911 at 70 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Xavier Zubiri
Spanish philosopher (1898-1983).
Born December 4th, 1898 in San Sebastián.
Died September 21st, 1983 at 84 years old in Madrid.
Sandra Mondaini
Italian actress (1931–2010).
Born September 1st, 1931 in Milan.
Died September 21st, 2010 at 79 years old in Milan (vasculitis). [ref]
Deaths 76 to 100 of 214
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