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In the year 1921
157 Notable deaths
Raymond Thorne
American swimmer.
Born April 29th, 1887 in Chicago.
Died January 10th, 1921 at 33 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).
Ferdinand Chalandon
French byzantinist (1875-1921).
Born February 10th, 1875 in Lyon. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1921 at 46 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Adolf Appellöf
Swedish marine zoologist (1857–1921).
Born November 2nd, 1857 in Garde parish. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1921 at 63 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Van Dyke Brooke
American actor, screenwriter and film director.
Born June 22nd, 1859 in Detroit.
Died September 17th, 1921 at 62 years old in Saratoga Springs.
Alexandre Michon
French film director and cinematographer.
Born July 5th, 1858 in Kharkiv.
Died July 5th, 1921 at 63 years old in Samara.
Piers Bohl
Baltic german mathematician (1865-1921).
Born October 23rd, 1865 in Walk.
Died December 25th, 1921 at 56 years old in Riga.
Karl Mantzius
Actor (1860-1921).
Born February 20th, 1860 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1921 at 61 years old in Frederiksberg.
Prince Esper Konstantinovitch Beloselsky Belozersky
Russian competitive sailor (1870–1921).
Born October 8th, 1870 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 5th, 1921 at 50 years old in Paris.
August Nilsson
Swedish athlete (1872–1921).
Born October 15th, 1872 in Trollenäs parish.
Died May 23rd, 1921 at 48 years old in Svea.
Vela Blagoeva
Bulgarian writer and educator, editor.
Born September 29th, 1859 in Veliko Tarnovo. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1921 at 61 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 157
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche