People who died on August 21 88
Emperor Kōbun
d. 672 (b. 648)
Emperor Kōbun of Japan (b. 648)
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Alberic of Utrecht
d. 784
Alberic, archbishop of Utrecht
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Tang Daoxi
d. 913
Tang Daoxi, Chinese general
Baldwin II of Jerusalem
d. 1131
King Baldwin II of Jerusalem
William II, Count of Nevers
d. 1148
William II, Count of Nevers (b. c. 1089)
Alfonso VII of León and Castile
d. 1157 (b. 1105)
Alfonso VII of León and Castile (b. 1105)
Alexander of Hales
d. 1245
Alexander of Hales, English theologian
Alphonse, Count of Poitiers
d. 1271 (b. 1220)
Alphonse, Count of Poitiers (b. 1220)
Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam
d. 1534 (b. 1464)
Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, 44th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (b. 1464)
Jean Parisot de Valette
d. 1568 (b. 1495)
Jean Parisot de Valette, 49th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (b. 1495)
Elizabeth Báthory
d. 1614 (b. 1560)
Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (b. 1560)
Juan de Tassis, 2nd Count of Villamediana
d. 1622 (b. 1582)
Juan de Tassis, 2nd Count of Villamediana, Spanish poet and politician (b. 1582)
Jacques Mauduit
d. 1627 (b. 1557)
Jacques Mauduit, French composer (d. 1627)
Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford
d. 1673 (b. 1599)
Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford, English soldier (b. 1599)
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William Cleland
d. 1689 (b. 1661)
William Cleland, Scottish poet and soldier (b. 1661)
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
d. 1762 (b. 1689)
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1689)
Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont
d. 1763 (b. 1710)
Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1710)
Zahir al-Umar
d. 1775 (b. 1690)
Zahir al-Umar, Arabian ruler (b. 1690)
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John McKinly
d. 1796 (b. 1721)
John McKinly, American physician and politician, 1st Governor of Delaware (b. 1721)
Benjamin Thompson
d. 1814 (b. 1753)
Benjamin Thompson, American-English physicist and colonel (b. 1753)
John MacCulloch
d. 1835 (b. 1773)
John MacCulloch, Scottish geologist and academic (d. 1835)
Claude-Louis Navier
d. 1836 (b. 1785)
Claude-Louis Navier, French physicist and engineer (b. 1785)
Adelbert von Chamisso
d. 1838 (b. 1781)
Adelbert von Chamisso, German botanist and poet (b. 1781)
Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon
d. 1853 (b. 1783)
Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon, French general (b. 1783)
Thomas Clayton
d. 1854 (b. 1777)
Thomas Clayton, American lawyer and politician (b. 1777)
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Ma Xinyi
d. 1870 (b. 1821)
Ma Xinyi, Chinese general and politician, Viceroy of Liangjiang (b. 1821)
James Farnell
d. 1888 (b. 1825)
James Farnell, Australian politician, 8th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1825)
Alexander von Oettingen
d. 1905 (b. 1827)
Alexander von Oettingen, Estonian theologian and statistician (b. 1827)
Bertalan Székely
d. 1910 (b. 1835)
Bertalan Székely, Hungarian painter and academic (b. 1835)
Laurence Doherty
d. 1919 (b. 1875)
Laurence Doherty, English tennis player and golfer (d. 1919)
John Hartley (tennis)
d. 1935 (b. 1849)
John Hartley, English tennis player (b. 1849)
Hermann Obrecht
d. 1940 (b. 1882)
Hermann Obrecht, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1882)
Ernest Thayer
d. 1940 (b. 1863)
Ernest Thayer, American poet and author (b. 1863)
Leon Trotsky
d. 1940 (b. 1879)
Leon Trotsky, Russian theorist and politician, founded the Red Army (b. 1879)
Henrik Pontoppidan
d. 1943 (b. 1857)
Henrik Pontoppidan, Danish journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1857)
Ettore Bugatti
d. 1947 (b. 1881)
Ettore Bugatti, Italian-French businessman, founded Bugatti (d. 1947)
Constant Lambert
d. 1951 (b. 1905)
Constant Lambert, English composer and conductor (d. 1951)
Mait Metsanurk
d. 1957 (b. 1879)
Mait Metsanurk, Estonian author and playwright (b. 1879)
Nels Stewart
d. 1957 (b. 1902)
Nels Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1902)
Harald Sverdrup (oceanographer)
d. 1957 (b. 1888)
Harald Sverdrup, Norwegian meteorologist and oceanographer (b. 1888)
David B. Steinman
d. 1960 (b. 1886)
David B. Steinman, American engineer, designed the Mackinac Bridge (b. 1886)
Palmiro Togliatti
d. 1964 (b. 1893)
Palmiro Togliatti, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Justice (b. 1893)
George Jackson (Black Panther)
d. 1971 (b. 1941)
George Jackson, American activist and author, co-founded the Black Guerrilla Family (d. 1971)
Buford Pusser
d. 1974 (b. 1937)
Buford Pusser, American police officer (b. 1937)
Charles and Ray Eames
d. 1978 (b. 1907)
Ray Eames, American architect, co-designed the Eames House (b. 1912)
Giuseppe Meazza
d. 1979 (b. 1910)
Giuseppe Meazza, Italian footballer and manager (d. 1979)
Benigno Aquino, Jr.
d. 1983 (b. 1932)
Benigno Aquino, Jr., Filipino journalist and politician (b. 1932)
Teodoro de Villa Diaz
d. 1988 (b. 1963)
Teodoro de Villa Diaz, Filipino guitarist and songwriter (b. 1963)
Raul Seixas
d. 1989 (b. 1945)
Raul Seixas, Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1945)
Tatiana Troyanos
d. 1993 (b. 1938)
Tatiana Troyanos, American operatic soprano (d. 1993)
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
d. 1995 (b. 1910)
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Indian-American astrophysicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
Chuck Stevenson
d. 1995 (b. 1919)
Chuck Stevenson, American racing driver (b. 1919)
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Tomata du Plenty
d. 2000 (b. 1948)
Tomata du Plenty, American singer-songwriter and playwright (b. 1948)
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Daniel Lisulo
d. 2000 (b. 1930)
Daniel Lisulo, Zambian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Zambia (b. 1930)
Andrzej Zawada
d. 2000 (b. 1928)
Andrzej Zawada, Polish mountaineer and author (b. 1928)
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Calum MacKay
d. 2001 (b. 1927)
Calum MacKay, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1927)
John Coplans
d. 2003 (b. 1920)
John Coplans, British artist (b. 1920)
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Kathy Wilkes
d. 2003 (b. 1946)
Kathy Wilkes, English philosopher and academic (b. 1946)
Sachidananda Routray
d. 2004 (b. 1916)
Sachidananda Routray, Indian Oriya-language poet (b. 1916)
Martin Dillon (musician)
d. 2005 (b. 1957)
Martin Dillon, American tenor and educator (b. 1957)
Robert Moog
d. 2005 (b. 1934)
Robert Moog, American businessman, founded Moog Music (b. 1934)
Dahlia Ravikovitch
d. 2005 (b. 1936)
Dahlia Ravikovitch, Israeli poet and translator (b. 1936)
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Marcus Schmuck
d. 2005 (b. 1925)
Marcus Schmuck, Austrian mountaineer (b. 1925)
Paul Fentener van Vlissingen
d. 2006 (b. 1941)
Paul Fentener van Vlissingen, Dutch businessman and philanthropist (b. 1941)
Siobhan Dowd
d. 2007 (b. 1960)
Siobhan Dowd, British author (b. 1960)
Elizabeth P. Hoisington
d. 2007 (b. 1918)
Elizabeth P. Hoisington, American general (b. 1918)
Jerry Finn
d. 2008 (b. 1969)
Jerry Finn, American engineer and producer (b. 1969)
Rex Shelley
d. 2009 (b. 1930)
Rex Shelley, Singaporean engineer and author (b. 1930)
Rodolfo Enrique Fogwill
d. 2010 (b. 1941)
Rodolfo Enrique Fogwill, Argentinean sociologist and author (b. 1941)
Georg Leber
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Georg Leber, German soldier and politician, German Federal Minister of Defence (d. 2012)
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J. Frank Raley Jr.
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
J. Frank Raley Jr., American soldier and politician (d. 2012)
Don Raleigh
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
Don Raleigh, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1926)
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Guy Spitaels
d. 2012 (b. 1931)
Guy Spitaels, Belgian academic and politician, 7th Minister-President of the Walloon Region (d. 2012)
William Thurston
d. 2012 (b. 1946)
William Thurston, American mathematician and academic (b. 1946)
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Jean Berkey
d. 2013 (b. 1938)
Jean Berkey, American businesswoman and politician (d. 2013)
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Sid Bernstein
d. 2013 (b. 1918)
Sid Bernstein, American record producer (b. 1918)
C. Gordon Fullerton
d. 2013 (b. 1936)
C. Gordon Fullerton, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (d. 2013)
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Fred Martin (footballer)
d. 2013 (b. 1929)
Fred Martin, Scottish footballer (b. 1929)
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Enos Nkala
d. 2013 (b. 1932)
Enos Nkala, Zimbabwean soldier and politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Defence (d. 2013)
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Gerry Anderson (broadcaster)
d. 2014 (b. 1944)
Gerry Anderson, Irish radio and television host (b. 1944)
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Helen Bamber
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
Helen Bamber, English psychotherapist and academic (b. 1925)
Steven R. Nagel
d. 2014 (b. 1946)
Steven R. Nagel, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1946)
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Jean Redpath
d. 2014 (b. 1937)
Jean Redpath, Scottish singer-songwriter (b. 1937)
Albert Reynolds
d. 2014 (b. 1932)
Albert Reynolds, Irish businessman and politician, 9th Taoiseach of Ireland (b. 1932)
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Colin Beyer
d. 2015 (b. 1938)
Colin Beyer, New Zealand lawyer and businessman (b. 1938)
Wang Dongxing
d. 2015 (b. 1916)
Wang Dongxing, Chinese commander and politician (b. 1916)
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Jimmy Evert
d. 2015 (b. 1924)
Jimmy Evert, American tennis player and coach (b. 1924)
Bajram Rexhepi
d. 2017 (b. 1954)
Bajram Rexhepi, First Kosovan Prime Ministers of UN mission administration in Kosovo . (b. 1954)