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In the year 1921
152 Notable deaths
Mykola Leontovych
Ukrainian composer, ethnomusicologist, and conductor.
Born December 13th, 1877 in Monastirok.
Died January 23rd, 1921 at 43 years old in Markivka. [ref]
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
American astronomer.
Born July 4th, 1868 in Lancaster.
Died December 12th, 1921 at 53 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
Engelbert Humperdinck
German composer.
Born September 1st, 1854 in Siegburg. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1921 at 67 years old in Neustrelitz (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ella Harper
American circus performer.
Born January 5th, 1870 in Sumner County. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1921 at 51 years old in Nashville (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Charles Joseph Bonaparte
American lawyer (1851-1921).
Born June 9th, 1851 in Baltimore.
Died June 28th, 1921 at 70 years old in Baltimore County (cholera).
Alexander Blok
Russian poet.
Born November 28th, 1880 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1921 at 40 years old in Saint Petersburg (endocarditis). [ref]
Matthias Erzberger
German politician (1875–1921).
Born September 20th, 1875 in Münsingen.
Died August 26th, 1921 at 45 years old in Bad Griesbach im Schwarzwald.
Andrew Watson
Scottish footballer (1857-1921).
Born May 18th, 1857 in Georgetown.
Died March 8th, 1921 at 63 years old in Forest Road.
Emilia Pardo Bazán
Spanish author, editor (1851–1922).
Born September 16th, 1851 in A Coruña. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1921 at 69 years old in Madrid (influenza). [ref]
William Friese-Greene
British photographer and inventor.
Born September 5th, 1855 in Bristol.
Died May 5th, 1921 at 65 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi