Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
In the year 1921
147 Notable deaths
Prince Louis of Battenberg
European royalty/naval officer (1854-1921).
Died September 11th, 1921 at 67 years old in London.
Bat Masterson
Us marshal.
Born November 26th, 1853 in Quebec.
Died October 25th, 1921 at 67 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Subramanya Bharathi
Tamil poet, social reformer, fighter for indian freedom & women's rights.
Born December 11th, 1882 in Ettayapuram. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1921 at 38 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Lady Randolph Churchill
American-born british wife of lord randolph churchill, mother of winston churchill, editor (1854-1921).
Born January 9th, 1854 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1921 at 67 years old in London (gangrene). [ref]
Enrico Caruso
Italian operatic tenor.
Born February 24th, 1873 in Naples, Province of Naples.
Died August 2nd, 1921 at 48 years old in Naples (lung cancer). [ref]
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi
Islamic scholar, jurist, theologian, ascetic, sufi, urdu poet, and reformer of 19th century ce.
Born June 14th, 1856 in Bareilly. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1921 at 65 years old in Bareilly.
Virginia Rappe
Silent film actress, model.
Born July 7th, 1895 in Chicago.
Died September 9th, 1921 at 26 years old in San Francisco (peritonitis).
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 (ballistic trauma).
Talaat Pasha
Turkish ottoman politician (1874–1921), directly responsible for 1915 armenian genocide which was avenged by soghomon tehlirian.
Born September 1st, 1874 in Kardzhali.
Died March 15th, 1921 at 46 years old in Berlin (Assassination of Talat Pasha).
Mykola Leontovych
Ukrainian composer, ethnomusicologist, and conductor.
Born December 13th, 1877 in Monastirok.
Died January 23rd, 1921 at 43 years old in Markivka. [ref]
Deaths 1 to 10 of 147
Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce