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History Deaths on August 21

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History Deaths on August 21

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Wang Dongxing, Chinese commander and politician (b. 1916)

#Wang_Dongxing

In 2015

Kaka Kalelkar , Indian hindi Writer(B.1885)

#Kaka_Kalelkar

In 1981

Martin Dillon, American tenor and educator (b. 1957)

#Martin_Dillon_(musician)

In 2005

John MacCulloch, Scottish geologist and academic (b. 1773)

#John_MacCulloch

In 1835

Alexander of Hales, English theologian

#Alexander_of_Hales

In 1245

Ettore Bugatti, Italian-French engineer and businessman, founded Bugatti (b. 1881)

#Ettore_Bugatti

In 1947

Elizabeth P. Hoisington, American general (b. 1918)

#Elizabeth_P._Hoisington

In 2007

Buford Pusser, American police officer (b. 1937)

#Buford_Pusser

In 1974

C. Gordon Fullerton, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1936)

#C._Gordon_Fullerton

In 2013

Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (b. 1560)

#Elizabeth_Báthory

In 1614

Palmiro Togliatti, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Justice (b. 1893)

#Palmiro_Togliatti

In 1964

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1689)

#Lady_Mary_Wortley_Montagu

In 1762

Alphonse, Count of Poitiers (b. 1220)

#Alphonse,_Count_of_Poitiers

In 1271

Juan Álvarez, Mexican general and president (1855) (b. 1790)

#Juan_Álvarez

In 1867

Claude-Louis Navier, French physicist and engineer (b. 1785)

#Claude-Louis_Navier

In 1836

Dahlia Ravikovitch, Israeli poet and translator (b. 1936)

#Dahlia_Ravikovitch

In 2005

William Thurston, American mathematician and academic (b. 1946)

#William_Thurston

In 2012

Benjamin Thompson, American-English physicist and colonel (b. 1753)

#Benjamin_Thompson

In 1814

Mait Metsanurk, Estonian author and playwright (b. 1879)

#Mait_Metsanurk

In 1957

Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, 44th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (b. 1464)

#Philippe_Villiers_de_L'Isle-Adam

In 1534

King Baldwin II of Jerusalem

#Baldwin_II_of_Jerusalem

In 1131

Giuseppe Meazza, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1910)

#Giuseppe_Meazza

In 1979

David B. Steinman, American engineer, designed the Mackinac Bridge (b. 1886)

#David_B._Steinman

In 1960

Constant Lambert, English composer and conductor (b. 1905)

#Constant_Lambert

In 1951

Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford, English soldier (b. 1599)

#Henry_Grey,_1st_Earl_of_Stamford

In 1673

Celso Piña, Mexican singer, composer, arranger, and accordionist (b. 1953)

#Celso_Piña

In 2019

Laurence Doherty, English tennis player (b. 1875)

#Laurence_Doherty

In 1919

Alfonso VII of León and Castile (b. 1105)

#Alfonso_VII_of_León_and_Castile

In 1157

Andrzej Zawada, Polish mountaineer and author (b. 1928)

#Andrzej_Zawada

In 2000

Alexander von Oettingen, Estonian theologian and statistician (b. 1827)

#Alexander_von_Oettingen

In 1905

Albert Reynolds, Irish businessman and politician, 9th Taoiseach of Ireland (b. 1932)

#Albert_Reynolds

In 2014

Emperor K?bun of Japan (b. 648)

#Emperor_K?bun

In 672

Henrik Pontoppidan, Danish journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1857)

#Henrik_Pontoppidan

In 1943

John Hartley, English tennis player (b. 1849)

#John_Hartley_(tennis)

In 1935

Bajram Rexhepi, First Kosovan Prime Ministers of UN mission administration in Kosovo (b. 1954)

#Bajram_Rexhepi

In 2017

Bismillah Khan, Indian musician, Bharat ratna awardi (b. 1916)

#Bismillah_Khan

In 2006

Adelbert von Chamisso, German botanist and poet (b. 1781)

#Adelbert_von_Chamisso

In 1838

John McKinly, American physician and politician, 1st Governor of Delaware (b. 1721)

#John_McKinly

In 1796

James Farnell, Australian politician, 8th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1825)

#James_Farnell

In 1888

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Indian-American astrophysicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)

#Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar

In 1995

Robert Moog, American businessman, founded Moog Music (b. 1934)

#Robert_Moog

In 2005

Georg Leber, German soldier and politician, Federal Minister of Defence for Germany (b. 1920)

#Georg_Leber

In 2012

Kirpal Singh, Indian spiritual master (b. 1894)

#Kirpal_Singh

In 1974

Paul Fentener van Vlissingen, Dutch businessman and philanthropist (b. 1941)

#Paul_Fentener_van_Vlissingen

In 2006

Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon, French general (b. 1783)

#Charles_Tristan,_marquis_de_Montholon

In 1853

Harald Sverdrup, Norwegian meteorologist and oceanographer (b. 1888)

#Harald_Sverdrup_(oceanographer)

In 1957

Hermann Obrecht, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1882)

#Hermann_Obrecht

In 1940

Steven R. Nagel, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1946)

#Steven_R._Nagel

In 2014

Thomas Clayton, American lawyer and politician (b. 1777)

#Thomas_Clayton

In 1854

Nels Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1902)

#Nels_Stewart

In 1957

Chuck Stevenson, American race car driver (b. 1919)

#Chuck_Stevenson

In 1995

Leon Trotsky, Russian theorist and politician, founded the Red Army (b. 1879)

#Leon_Trotsky

In 1940

Jean Parisot de Valette, 49th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (b. 1495)

#Jean_Parisot_de_Valette

In 1568

Jacques Mauduit, French composer and academic (b. 1557)

#Jacques_Mauduit

In 1627

Ernest Thayer, American poet and author (b. 1863)

#Ernest_Thayer

In 1940

Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1710)

#Charles_Wyndham,_2nd_Earl_of_Egremont

In 1763

Rodolfo Enrique Fogwill, Argentinean sociologist and author (b. 1941)

#Rodolfo_Enrique_Fogwill

In 2010

Don Raleigh, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1926)

#Don_Raleigh

In 2012

Zahir al-Umar, Arabian ruler (b. 1690)

#Zahir_al-Umar

In 1775

Bertalan Székely, Hungarian painter and academic (b. 1835)

#Bertalan_Székely

In 1910

William II, Count of Nevers (b. c. 1089)

#William_II,_Count_of_Nevers

In 1148

Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Icelandic actor and singer (b. 1975)

In 2018

Jimmy Evert, American tennis player and coach (b. 1924)

In 2015

Colin Beyer, New Zealand lawyer and businessman (b. 1938)

In 2015

Jean Redpath, Scottish singer-songwriter (b. 1937)

In 2014

Helen Bamber, English psychotherapist and academic (b. 1925)

In 2014

Gerry Anderson, Irish radio and television host (b. 1944)

In 2014

Enos Nkala, Zimbabwean politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Defence (b. 1932)

In 2013

Fred Martin, Scottish footballer (b. 1929)

In 2013

Sid Bernstein, American record producer (b. 1918)

In 2013

Jean Berkey, American lawyer and politician (b. 1938)

In 2013

Guy Spitaels, Belgian academic and politician, 7th Minister-President of Wallonia (b. 1931)

In 2012

J. Frank Raley Jr., American soldier and politician (b. 1926)

In 2012

Rex Shelley, Singaporean engineer and author (b. 1930)

In 2009

Jerry Finn, American engineer and producer (b. 1969)

In 2008

Siobhan Dowd, British author (b. 1960)

In 2007

Marcus Schmuck, Austrian mountaineer (b. 1925)

In 2005

Sachidananda Routray, Indian Oriya-language poet (b. 1916)

In 2004

Kathy Wilkes, English philosopher and academic (b. 1946)

In 2003

John Coplans, British artist (b. 1920)

In 2003

Calum MacKay, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1927)

In 2001

Daniel Lisulo, Zambian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Zambia (b. 1930)

In 2000

Tomata du Plenty, American singer-songwriter and playwright (b. 1948)

In 2000

Tatiana Troyanos, American soprano and actress (b. 1938)

In 1993

Raul Seixas, Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1945)

In 1989

Ray Eames, American architect, co-designed the Eames House (b. 1912)

In 1988

Teodoro de Villa Diaz, Filipino guitarist and songwriter (b. 1963)

In 1988

Benigno Aquino, Jr., Filipino journalist and politician (b. 1932)

In 1983

Charles Eames, American architect, co-designed the Eames House (b. 1907)

In 1978

George Jackson, American activist and author, co-founded the Black Guerrilla Family (b. 1941)

In 1971

Ma Xinyi, Chinese general and politician, Viceroy of Liangjiang (b. 1821)

In 1870

William Cleland, Scottish poet and soldier (b. 1661)

In 1689

Juan de Tassis, 2nd Count of Villamediana, Spanish poet and politician (b. 1582)

In 1622

Tang Daoxi, Chinese general

In 913

Alberic, archbishop of Utrecht

In 784

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