In the year 1921
147 Notable deaths
Lev Chernyi
Russian anarchist theorist, activist and poet executed by the bolsheviks.
Born February 19th, 1878 in Moscow.
Died September 27th, 1921 at 43 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Jan Janský
Czech doctor, neurologist and psychiatrist.
Born April 3rd, 1873 in Prague, Smíchov. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1921 at 48 years old in Černošice (stroke). [ref]
Konstantin Mereschkowski
Russian evolutionary biologist and botanist (1854–1921).
Born August 4th, 1855 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1921 at 65 years old in Geneva (asphyxia).
Vardges Sureniants
Armenian painter (1860-1921).
Born March 10th, 1860 in Akhaltsikhe. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1921 at 61 years old in Yalta. [ref]
Juhani Aho
Finnish author and journalist (1861-1921).
Born September 11th, 1861 in Lapinlahti. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1921 at 59 years old in Helsinki (diphtheria). [ref]
Tony Jackson
American musician.
Born June 5th, 1876 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1921 at 44 years old in Illinois. [ref]
Hans Hartwig von Beseler
German military leader (1850-1921).
Born April 27th, 1850 in Greifswald.
Died December 20th, 1921 at 71 years old in Babelsberg.
Alexander Dutov
Russian general (1864-1921).
Born August 18th, 1864 in Kazaly.
Died March 7th, 1921 at 56 years old in Shuiding.
Ludwig Thoma
German author, publisher and editor.
Born January 21st, 1867 in Oberammergau. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1921 at 54 years old in Tegernsee (stomach cancer). [ref]
Yosef Haim Brenner
Russian-born hebrew-language author (1881-1921).
Born September 11th, 1881 in Novi Mlyny. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1921 at 39 years old in Jaffa. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 147
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer