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In the year 1921
157 Notable deaths
Charles B. Cory
American ornithologist and amateur golfer (1857-1921).
Born January 31st, 1857 in Boston.
Died July 31st, 1921 at 64 years old in Chicago.
Milenko Radomar Vesnić
Serbian politician.
Born February 13th, 1863 in Dunišiće. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1921 at 58 years old in Paris. [ref]
Alfred Jensen
Swedish historian, slavist, writer, poet, and translator (1859-1921).
Born September 30th, 1859 in Parish of Forsa. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1921 at 61 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Eduardo Acevedo Díaz
Uruguayan writer, politician and journalist (1853-1921).
Born April 20th, 1853 in Montevideo.
Died June 18th, 1921 at 68 years old in Buenos Aires.
Hans Christian Cornelius Mortensen
Danish teacher and ornithologist.
Born August 27th, 1856 in Ballerup Municipality.
Died June 7th, 1921 at 64 years old in Viborg.
Kyriak Kostandi
Ukrainian artist (1852-1921).
Born October 15th, 1852 in Nova Dofinivka.
Died October 31st, 1921 at 69 years old in Odesa.
Vladislav Klembovsky
Russian military commander.
Born July 10th, 1860 in Moscow, Moscow Governorate.
Died July 19th, 1921 at 61 years old in Moscow, Butyrka prison.
Victor Jacobi
Hungarian composer (1883–1921).
Born October 22nd, 1883 in Budapest.
Died December 12th, 1921 at 38 years old in New York City.
Shalva Kikodze
Georgian artist (1894-1921).
Born May 27th, 1894 in Bakhvi.
Died November 7th, 1921 at 27 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Lev Iakovlevich Karpov
Russian revolutionary.
Born April 30th, 1879 in Kyiv.
Died January 6th, 1921 at 41 years old in Moscow.
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