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In the year 1921

161 Notable deaths

Robert de Montesquiou

French writer.

Born March 7th, 1855 in former 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died December 11th, 1921 at 66 years old in Menton. [ref]

Hara Takashi

Japanese politician (1856-1921).

Born March 15th, 1856 in Morioka, Motomiya. [ref]

Died November 4th, 1921 at 65 years old in Tokyo Station (stab wound).

Georges Feydeau

French writer (1862–1921).

Born December 8th, 1862 in rue de Clichy. [ref]

Died June 5th, 1921 at 58 years old in Rueil-Malmaison (syphilis).

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).

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]

Jean Agélou

French photographer (1878-1921).

Born October 16th, 1878 in Alexandria.

Died August 2nd, 1921 at 42 years old in Autry-le-Châtel (traffic collision).

Philander C. Knox

American lawyer, banker, and politician (1853-1921).

Born May 6th, 1853 in Pittsburgh.

Died October 12th, 1921 at 68 years old in Washington, D.C..

B. B. Warfield

American theologian (1851–1921).

Born November 5th, 1851 in Lexington.

Died February 16th, 1921 at 69 years old in Princeton.

Živojin Mišić

Field marshal (1855–1921).

Born January 19th, 1855 in Struganik.

Died January 20th, 1921 at 66 years old in Belgrade. [ref]

Ernest William Hornung

British writer.

Born June 7th, 1866 in Middlesbrough. [ref]

Died March 22nd, 1921 at 54 years old in France (pneumonia). [ref]

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