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In the year 1921
294 Notable deaths
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Nobleman and naval officer (1854–1921).
Died September 11th, 1921 at 67 years old in London.
Bat Masterson
Us marshal (1853–1921).
Born November 26th, 1853 in Quebec.
Died October 25th, 1921 at 67 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Camille Saint-Saëns
French composer, organist, conductor and pianist (1835–1921).
Born October 9th, 1835 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 16th, 1921 at 86 years old in Algiers (myocardial infarction).
Subramanya Bharathi
Tamil poet, social reformer, fighter for indian freedom & women's rights.
Born December 11th, 1882 in Ettayapuram.
Died September 12th, 1921 at 38 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Peter Kropotkin
Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921).
Born December 9th, 1842 in Moscow.
Died February 8th, 1921 at 78 years old in Dmitrov (pneumonia).
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi
Indian islamic scholar and reformer, regarded as a founder of the barelvi movement (1856–1921).
Born June 14th, 1856 in Bareilly. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1921 at 65 years old in Bareilly.
Jeanette Jerome
American-born british mother of winston churchill (1854–1921).
Born January 9th, 1854 in Brooklyn.
Died June 29th, 1921 at 67 years old in London (gangrene).
Enrico Caruso
Italian opera singer (1873–1921).
Born February 24th, 1873 in Naples.
Died August 2nd, 1921 at 48 years old in Naples (lung cancer). [ref]
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg
Austrian anti-communist general (1886-1921).
Born January 10th, 1886 in Graz.
Died September 15th, 1921 at 35 years old in Novosibirsk (gunshot wound).
Virginia Rappe
Silent film actress, model (1891–1921).
Born July 7th, 1891 in Chicago. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1921 at 30 years old in San Francisco (peritonitis).
Ludwig III of Bavaria
King of bavaria (1845-1921).
Born January 7th, 1845 in Munich.
Died October 18th, 1921 at 76 years old in Sárvár Castle.
Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
German empress and queen of prussia (1858–1921).
Born October 22nd, 1858 in Palace in Dłużek. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1921 at 62 years old in Huis Doorn.
Talaat Paşa
Turkish ottoman politician (1874–1921).
Born September 1st, 1874 in Kardzhali.
Died March 15th, 1921 at 46 years old in Berlin (assassination).
Peter I of Serbia
Serbian noble (1844–1921); king of serbia from 1903 to 1918.
Born July 11th, 1844 in Belgrade.
Died August 16th, 1921 at 77 years old in Belgrade.
Annie Edson Taylor
American schoolteacher and daredevil; first person to successfully go over niagara falls in a barrel (1838–1921).
Born October 24th, 1838 in Auburn.
Died April 29th, 1921 at 82 years old in Lockport.
Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
Princess imperial of the empire of brazil (1846-1921).
Born July 29th, 1846 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 14th, 1921 at 75 years old in Château d'Eu.
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.
Mykola Leontovych
Ukrainian composer, ethnomusicologist, and conductor (1877–1921).
Born December 13th, 1877 in Monastirok.
Died January 23rd, 1921 at 43 years old in Markivka.
Nicholas I of Montenegro
Prince and king of montenegro (1841–1921).
Born October 7th, 1841 in Njeguši.
Died March 1st, 1921 at 79 years old in Antibes (cerebral hemorrhage).
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
American astronomer and human calculator (1868–1921).
Born July 4th, 1868 in Lancaster.
Died December 12th, 1921 at 53 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
Engelbert Humperdinck
German composer (1854–1921).
Born September 1st, 1854 in Siegburg.
Died September 27th, 1921 at 67 years old in Neustrelitz (myocardial infarction).
Caroline Weldon
American activist (1844-1921).
Born December 4th, 1844 in Basel-Kleinhüningen.
Died March 15th, 1921 at 76 years old in Brooklyn.
P. B. S. Pinchback
American politician (1837–1921).
Born May 10th, 1837 in Macon. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1921 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
John Boyd Dunlop
Scottish inventor.
Born February 5th, 1840 in Dreghorn.
Died October 23rd, 1921 at 81 years old in Dublin.
Edward Douglass White Jr.
Chief justice of the united states from 1910 to 1921.
Born November 3rd, 1845 in Lafourche Parish.
Died May 19th, 1921 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black