In the year 1921
165 Notable deaths
Natalie Curtis
American ethnomusicologist (1875-1921).
Born April 26th, 1875 in New York City.
Died October 23rd, 1921 at 46 years old in Paris.
Déodat de Séverac
French composer (1872 – 1921).
Born July 20th, 1872 in Saint-Félix-Lauragais. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1921 at 48 years old in Céret. [ref]
Valerian Abakovsky
Russian inventor (1895-1921).
Born October 5th, 1895 in Riga.
Died July 24th, 1921 at 25 years old in Serpukhov (Aerowagon disaster).
Manwel Dimech
Maltese activist and philosopher (1860-1921).
Born December 25th, 1860 in Valletta.
Died April 17th, 1921 at 60 years old in Victoria College.
Isidor Kaufmann
Hungarian artist (1853-1921).
Born March 22nd, 1853 in Arad. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1921 at 68 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Oskar Panizza
German psychiatrist, writer, dramatist, poet, editor, publisher (1853–1921).
Born November 12th, 1853 in Bad Kissingen.
Died September 30th, 1921 at 67 years old in Bayreuth.
John Tengo Jabavu
South african xhosa newspaper editor (1859-1921).
Born January 11th, 1859 in Fort Beaufort.
Died September 10th, 1921 at 62 years old in Alice.
Francis Robbins Upton
American physicist.
Born July 26th, 1852 in Peabody.
Died March 10th, 1921 at 68 years old in Orange.
Micha Josef Berdyczewski
Ukrainian jewish writer (1865–1921).
Born August 19th, 1865 in Medzhybizh. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1921 at 56 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Gabriela Zapolska
Polish novelist, prose writer, publicist, feuilletonist, theatre critic, stage actress.
Born March 30th, 1857 in Pidhaitsi.
Died December 21st, 1921 at 64 years old in Lviv.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 165
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson