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In the year 1921
161 Notable deaths
Mirza Kuchik Khan
Iranian revolutionary (1880-1921).
Born October 12th, 1880 in Rasht.
Died December 2nd, 1921 at 41 years old in Khalkhal County (hypothermia).
Yan Fu
Chinese translator (1854–1921).
Born January 8th, 1854 in Fuzhou.
Died October 27th, 1921 at 67 years old in Fuzhou.
James Mooney
American ethnographer.
Born February 10th, 1861 in Richmond. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1921 at 60 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Franklin Knight Lane
American politician.
Born July 15th, 1864 in Queens County.
Died May 18th, 1921 at 56 years old in Rochester.
Manuel Fernández Silvestre
Spanish general (1871–1921).
Born December 16th, 1871 in El Caney.
Died July 22nd, 1921 at 49 years old in Annual.
José Miguel Gómez
President of cuba (1858-1921).
Born July 6th, 1858 in Sancti Spíritus.
Died June 13th, 1921 at 62 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Alfred Hermann Fried
Austrian jewish pacifist, publicist, journalist and nobel peace prize laureate (1864–1921).
Born November 11th, 1864 in Vienna.
Died May 5th, 1921 at 56 years old in Vienna.
Harry Hawker
Australian aviation pioneer (1889–1921).
Born January 22nd, 1889 in Moorabbin.
Died July 12th, 1921 at 32 years old in Hendon Aerodrome.
Oscar Eckenstein
British mountain climber (1859–1921).
Born September 9th, 1859 in London. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1921 at 61 years old in Aylesbury.
Anthony Francis Lucas
Croatian oil explorer (1855-1921).
Born September 9th, 1855 in Split.
Died September 2nd, 1921 at 65 years old in Washington, D.C..
Deaths 41 to 50 of 161
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