Famous Deaths on July 21

15 notable people died on July 21, including Edward B. Lewis, Arsinoe II, Symmachus.

Total Deaths

15

Avg Age at Death

66

Oldest

Edward B. Lewis

Peak Century

20th Century

21st Century

2 deaths

Edward B. Lewis

scientist

1918 – 2004 · 86

Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1995)

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Maurice L'Abbé

mathematicianuniversity teacher

1920 – 2006 · 86

Canadian academic and mathematician (1920–2006)

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20th Century

5 deaths

Yrjö Väisälä

astronomerEsperantist

1891 – 1971 · 79

Finnish astronomer and physicist

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actorfilm actor

1892 – 1950 · 58

Irish film director (1892–1950)

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Ester Ståhlberg

journalistpolitician

1870 – 1950 · 80

Finnish politician, writer, teacher and journalist

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journalistlawyer

1870 – 1915 · 44

Canadian politician

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NL

Nitish Chandra Laharry

film directorfilm distributor

1892 – 1964 · 72

Indian lawyer, social worker and film producer

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19th Century

1 death

Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom

aestheticianphilosopher

1790 – 1855 · 65

Swedish poet (1790–1855)

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18th Century

1 death

Giuseppe Asclepi

astronomerphysicist

1706 – 1776 · 70

Italian astronomer and physician

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17th Century

1 death

chemistphysician

1572 – 1637 · 64

Physician and chemist

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16th Century

2 deaths

architectpainter

1476 – 1551 · 75

Italian renaissance painter (1476-1551)

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Antonio Salamanca

booksellereditor

1478 – 1562 · 84

Spanish book-seller, publisher and engraver (fl. 1519-1560)

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9th Century

1 death

Catholic bishopCatholic priest

790 – 855 · 65

Pope of the Catholic Church

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6th Century

1 death

authorCatholic priest

460 – 514 · 54

Pope from 498 to 514

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3rd Century BC

1 death

monarch

-315 – -269 · 5

Ptolemaic Greek Princess of Ancient Egypt and Queen of Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedonia

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