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September 21st
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214 Notable deaths
Arthur Lindfors
Olympic wrestler (1893-1977).
Born March 17th, 1893 in Porvoo.
Died September 21st, 1977 at 84 years old in Porvoo.
Henri Lemoine
French cyclist (1909–1991).
Born June 17th, 1909 in Massy.
Died September 21st, 1991 at 82 years old in Malakoff.
Virgilio Giotti
Italian poet (1885-1957).
Born January 15th, 1885 in Trieste.
Died September 21st, 1957 at 72 years old in Trieste.
Ivan Ivanovich Artobolevski
Russian mechanical engineer (1905–1977).
Born October 9th, 1905 in Moscow.
Died September 21st, 1977 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Park Yeong-hyo
Korean politician (1861-1939).
Born July 19th, 1861 in Suwon.
Died September 21st, 1939 at 78 years old in Seoul.
Tauno Ilmoniemi
Finnish colonel and gymnast (1893–1934).
Born May 16th, 1893 in Kuopio.
Died September 21st, 1934 at 41 years old in Oulu.
François de Coninck
Belgian rower.
Born August 9th, 1902 in Brussels.
Died September 21st, 1985 at 83 years old in Brussels. [ref]
Jens Salvesen
Sailor (1883-1976).
Born September 8th, 1883 in Tvedestrand Municipality.
Died September 21st, 1976 at 93 years old in Oslo.
Tursunoy Akhunova
Twice hero of socialist labour (1937–1983).
Born May 20th, 1937 in Chinaz District.
Died September 21st, 1983 at 46 years old in Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic.
Antonio Ceballos Atienza
Spanish bishop (1935–2022).
Born July 31st, 1935 in Alcalá la Real.
Died September 21st, 2022 at 87 years old in Jaén. [ref]
Guido De Felip
Italian rowing coxswain (1904–1968).
Born September 21st, 1904 in Venice.
Died September 21st, 1968 at 64 years old in Venice.
Heinrich August Luyken
German british author and esperantist (1864-1947).
Born December 10th, 1864 in Altenkirchen.
Died September 21st, 1947 at 82 years old in Amersham.
Mikhasʹ Lynʹkoŭ
Belarusian soviet specialist in literature, translator and writer (1899-1975).
Born November 30th, 1899 in Zazyby 2.
Died September 21st, 1975 at 75 years old in Minsk.
Maya Georgieva
Bulgarian volleyball player (1955–2023).
Died September 21st, 2023 at 68 years old [ref]
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