22 notable people died on December 21, including Frank B. Kellogg, Robert M. Solow, Edwin G. Krebs.
21st Century
2 deaths
Robert M. Solow
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1987)
EK
Edwin G. Krebs
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1992)
20th Century
10 deaths
Frank B. Kellogg
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1929)
Sophus Henrichsen
Oberlehrerphysicist
Norwegian physicist (1845-1928)
Gyula Fényi
astronomerCatholic priest
Hungarian astronomer (1845–1927)
Lottie Lyell
actorfilm director
Australian film director
Władysław Machejek
journalistpoet
Polish politician
Jalil Ziapour
academichistorian
Iranian painter (1920-1999)
Erik Bryggman
architectvisual artist
Finnish architect (1891–1955)
Claude Champagne
composermusic educator
Canadian composer (1891–1965)
José María Aguilar Porrás
actorcomposer
Uruguayan guitarist, singer, and songwriter
Carlos Santiago Mérida
graphic artistillustrator
Guatemalan artist (1891-1984)
19th Century
3 deaths
Tomás Bobadilla
politicianwriter
Dominican politician (1785-1871)
Eugène Anspach
bankerjournalist
Belgian lawyer, civil servant, and former governor of the National Bank of Belgium from 1888 until 1890
Joseph Dupont
composerconductor
Belgian musician (1838-1899)
18th Century
2 deaths
Alessandro Galilei
architectengineer
Italian architect and engineer of the Baroque period (1691–1737)
Prokop Diviš
Catholic priestinventor
Czech physicist, inventor and roman catholic priest (1698-1765)
17th Century
2 deaths
Catherine Vasa of Sweden
poetwriter
Regent of East Frisia; Swedish princess, writer
Giovanni Serodine
architectpainter
Italian painter (1594-1630)
16th Century
2 deaths
Robert III de La Marck
historianmilitary personnel
Marshal of France
GC
Giovanni Vincenzo Casali
architectengineer
Italian sculptor, architect, engineer and friar
5th Century
1 death
Anastasius I
Catholic priestwriter
Pope
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