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Famous Deaths on December 21

8 notable people died on December 21, including Frank B. Kellogg, Robert M. Solow, Edwin G. Krebs.

Total Deaths
8
Avg Age at Death
72
Peak Century
21st Century

21st Century

2 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1987)
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1992)

20th Century

1 death
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1929)

19th Century

1 death
Tomás Bobadilla
Tomás Bobadilla
politicianwriter
Dominican politician (1785-1871)

18th Century

2 deaths
Prokop Diviš
Prokop Diviš
Catholic priestinventor
Czech physicist, inventor and roman catholic priest (1698-1765)
Alessandro Galilei
Alessandro Galilei
architectengineer
Italian architect and engineer of the Baroque period (1691–1737)

16th Century

1 death
Robert III de La Marck
Robert III de La Marck
historianmilitary personnel
Marshal of France

5th Century

1 death
Anastasius I
Anastasius I
Catholic priestwriter
Pope

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