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September 21st
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International Day of Peace
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214 Notable deaths
Arto Tiainen
Finnish cross-country skier and politician.
Born September 5th, 1930 in Savonlinna.
Died September 21st, 1998 at 68 years old in Mikkeli Rural Municipality.
Rudolf Baumbach
German poet (1840-1905).
Born September 28th, 1840 in Kranichfeld. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1905 at 64 years old in Meiningen. [ref]
Camille Polonceau
French railway systems engineer (1813-1859).
Born October 29th, 1813 in Chambéry.
Died September 21st, 1859 at 45 years old in Viry-Châtillon.
Hamdi Benani
Algerian musician and singer (1943–2020).
Born January 1st, 1943 in Annaba.
Died September 21st, 2020 at 77 years old in Annaba (COVID-19). [ref]
Francis Weldon
British equestrian (1913-1993).
Born August 2nd, 1913 in Mumbai.
Died September 21st, 1993 at 80 years old in Chipping Sodbury.
Gerhard Auer
German rower (1943–2019).
Born June 29th, 1943 in Teplá.
Died September 21st, 2019 at 76 years old in Rodalben. [ref]
Maria Savina
Russian actor (1854-1915).
Born April 11th, 1854 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Died September 21st, 1915 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Juan Burgueño
Uruguayan footballer (1923-1997).
Born February 4th, 1923 in Montevideo.
Died September 21st, 1997 at 74 years old
Richard Schorr
German astronomer (1867–1951).
Born August 20th, 1867 in Kassel. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1951 at 84 years old in Bad Gastein.
Aleksandr Almetov
Russian ice hockey player (1940–1992).
Born January 18th, 1940 in Kyiv.
Died September 21st, 1992 at 52 years old in Moscow (pneumonia).
Georges Maspero
French sinologist (1872-1942).
Born August 21st, 1872 in Paris.
Died September 21st, 1942 at 70 years old in Saint-Tropez.
Ettore Marcelino Dominguez
Brazilian footballer and manager (1898-1972).
Born December 20th, 1898 in São Paulo.
Died September 21st, 1972 at 73 years old in São Paulo.
Charles Bémont
French historian (1848-1939).
Born November 16th, 1848 in former 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 21st, 1939 at 90 years old in Croissy-sur-Seine.
Simon Frug
Multi-lingual russian poet, lyricist and author (1860–1916).
Born November 15th, 1860 in Bobrovyi Kut.
Died September 21st, 1916 at 55 years old in Odesa.
Adolf Wiklund
Swedish biathlete (1921–1970).
Born December 19th, 1921 in Rossön.
Died September 21st, 1970 at 48 years old in Frösön.
Manuel Andrada
Polo player (1890-1962).
Born January 9th, 1890 in Coronel Suárez.
Died September 21st, 1962 at 72 years old in Argentina. [ref]
Petronella van Randwijk
Gymnast.
Born September 14th, 1905 in Utrecht.
Died September 21st, 1978 at 73 years old in The Hague.
Eduard Daniël van Oort
Dutch ornithologist (1876-1933).
Born October 31st, 1876 in Barneveld.
Died September 21st, 1933 at 56 years old in Leiden.
Koichi Kudo
Japanese association football player and manager.
Born February 4th, 1909 in Iwate Prefecture.
Died September 21st, 1971 at 62 years old in Tokyo.
Vasily Ilyin
Soviet handball player.
Born January 8th, 1949 in Lisy Nos.
Died September 21st, 2015 at 66 years old
Vilhelm Andersson
Swedish water polo player (1891–1933).
Born March 11th, 1891 in Stockholm.
Died September 21st, 1933 at 42 years old in Stockholm.
Kalervo Rauhala
Finnish wrestler (1930–2016).
Born October 19th, 1930 in Ylistaro.
Died September 21st, 2016 at 85 years old in Seinäjoki. [ref]
Robert Freeman Smith
American politician (1931–2020).
Born June 16th, 1931 in Portland.
Died September 21st, 2020 at 89 years old in Medford. [ref]
Ernst Krogius
Finnish sailor (1865–1955).
Born June 6th, 1865 in Helsinki.
Died September 21st, 1955 at 90 years old in Copenhagen.
George Garbutt
Canadian ice hockey player (1903–1967).
Born June 18th, 1903 in Winnipeg.
Died September 21st, 1967 at 64 years old in Winnipeg.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 214
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