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September 21st
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214 Notable deaths
Peter Whitehead
English racing driver (1914-1958).
Born November 12th, 1914 in Yorkshire.
Died September 21st, 1958 at 43 years old in France.
Clara Calamai
Italian actress (1909-1998).
Born September 7th, 1915 in Prato.
Died September 21st, 1998 at 83 years old in Rimini (myocardial infarction).
Ira Sullivan
American jazz musician (1931–2020).
Born May 1st, 1931 in Washington, D.C..
Died September 21st, 2020 at 89 years old in Miami (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Manuel Montt
Chilean politician (1809–1880).
Born September 4th, 1809 in Petorca.
Died September 21st, 1880 at 71 years old in Santiago.
Rosario Livatino
Italian judge (1952–1990).
Born October 3rd, 1952 in Canicattì.
Died September 21st, 1990 at 37 years old in Agrigento. [ref]
Robert Lowie
American anthropologist (1883–1957).
Born June 12th, 1883 in Vienna.
Died September 21st, 1957 at 74 years old in Berkeley.
Michel Brault
Quebec filmmaker (1928-2013).
Born June 25th, 1928 in Montreal. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2013 at 85 years old in Toronto (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Parviz Meshkatian
Iranian musician (1955–2009).
Born May 15th, 1955 in Nishapur.
Died September 21st, 2009 at 54 years old in Tehran (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Guglielmo Nasi
Italian general (1879-1971).
Born February 21st, 1879 in Civitavecchia.
Died September 21st, 1971 at 92 years old in Modena.
Mikimoto Kōkichi
Japanese businessman (1858–1954).
Born March 10th, 1858 in Toba.
Died September 21st, 1954 at 96 years old in Japan.
Leonidas Donskis
Lithuanian academic and politician (1962-2016).
Born August 13th, 1962 in Klaipėda.
Died September 21st, 2016 at 54 years old in Vilnius (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Brian Pippard
British physicist (1920-2008).
Born September 7th, 1920 in Earl's Court.
Died September 21st, 2008 at 88 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Lidia Ruslanova
Russian-soviet singer (1900-1973).
Born October 27th, 1900 in Alexandrovka.
Died September 21st, 1973 at 72 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Victor Guérin
French traveler and historian (1821–1891).
Born September 15th, 1821 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1891 at 70 years old in La Genevraye. [ref]
Paulette Dubost
French actress.
Born October 8th, 1910 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 21st, 2011 at 100 years old in Longjumeau. [ref]
Esfir Shub
Soviet film director and film editor (1894-1959).
Born March 16th, 1894 in Surazh.
Died September 21st, 1959 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Nikolay Benardos
Russian inventor (1842–1905).
Born August 7th, 1842 in Mostove.
Died September 21st, 1905 at 63 years old in Fastiv. [ref]
Marcia Freedman
Israeli politician.
Born May 17th, 1938 in Newark. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2021 at 83 years old in South Berkeley. [ref]
Tatyana Sukhotina-Tolstaya
Russian painter and memoirist (1864-1950).
Born October 16th, 1864 in Yasnaya Polyana.
Died September 21st, 1950 at 85 years old in Rome.
Günter Kunert
German writer (1929-2019).
Born March 6th, 1929 in Berlin.
Died September 21st, 2019 at 90 years old in Kaisborstel (pneumonia). [ref]
Osgood Perkins
American actor (1892-1937).
Born May 16th, 1892 in West Newton.
Died September 21st, 1937 at 45 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Lydia Alfonsi
Italian actress (1928–2022).
Born April 28th, 1928 in Parma.
Died September 21st, 2022 at 94 years old in Parma. [ref]
Mustai Karim
Bashkir soviet poet, writer and playwright (1919–2005).
Born October 20th, 1919 in Klyashevo.
Died September 21st, 2005 at 85 years old in Ufa. [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 (1886–1923).
Born January 26th, 1886 in Huesca. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1923 at 37 years old in Quintanapalla (traffic collision). [ref]
Deaths 101 to 125 of 214
Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus