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In the year 1921
161 Notable deaths
Herman Bavinck
Dutch reformed theologian (1854–1921).
Born December 13th, 1854 in Hoogeveen.
Died July 29th, 1921 at 66 years old in Amsterdam.
Said Halim Pasha
Ottoman grand vizier.
Born January 18th, 1865 in Cairo.
Died December 6th, 1921 at 56 years old in Rome.
Fernand Khnopff
Belgian painter (1858–1921).
Born September 12th, 1858 in Dendermonde. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1921 at 63 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
Fyodor Sergeyev
Russian revolutionary, soviet politician, agitator, and journalist (1883-1921).
Born March 19th, 1883.
Died July 24th, 1921 at 38 years old in Tula Governorate (Aerowagon disaster).
Julius Richard Petri
German microbiologist.
Born May 31st, 1852 in Barmen.
Died December 20th, 1921 at 69 years old in Zeitz.
Ivan Vazov
Bulgarian writer and poet (1850-1921).
Born July 9th, 1850 in Sopot. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1921 at 71 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Peter Cooper Hewitt
(1861-1921) american electrical engineer who invented the first mercury-vapor lamp.
Born November 13th, 1861 in New York City.
Died August 25th, 1921 at 59 years old in Paris.
Nikolay Gumilev
Russian writer (1886-1921).
Born April 15th, 1886 in Kronstadt.
Died August 26th, 1921 at 35 years old in Saint Petersburg (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Ignác Goldziher
Hungarian scholar.
Born June 22nd, 1850 in Székesfehérvár. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1921 at 71 years old in Budapest.
William Speirs Bruce
Scottish marine biologist and antarctic explorer.
Born August 1st, 1867 in London.
Died October 28th, 1921 at 54 years old in Edinburgh.
Deaths 31 to 40 of 161
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