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Famous Deaths on July 21

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

Total Deaths
28
Avg Age at Death
71
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

5 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1995)
Maurice L'Abbé
Maurice L'Abbé
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Canadian academic and mathematician (1920–2006)
Mexican artist (1920-2005)
AG
Aleksandr Gurevich
physicisttheoretical physicist
Russian physicist (1930–2023)
VS
Vida Mary Stout
academicbiologist
New Zealand limnographer and academic administrator (1930 - 2012)

20th Century

10 deaths
Yrjö Väisälä
Yrjö Väisälä
astronomerEsperantist
Finnish astronomer and physicist
Gustaf Retzius
Gustaf Retzius
anthropologistbiologist
Swedish histologist (1842–1919)
Rex Ingram
Rex Ingram
actorfilm actor
Irish film director (1892–1950)
Ellen Terry
Ellen Terry
film actorimpresario
English actress (1847–1928)
Ester Ståhlberg
Ester Ståhlberg
journalistpolitician
Finnish politician, writer, teacher and journalist
Jean Prévost
Jean Prévost
journalistlawyer
Canadian politician
NL
Nitish Chandra Laharry
film directorfilm distributor
Indian lawyer, social worker and film producer
William Leggo
William Leggo
entrepreneurphotographer
Canadian businessman and photographer (1830–1915)
Aloys Fleischmann
Aloys Fleischmann
choir directorcomposer
Irish composer (1910–1992)
HK
Heinrich Kretschmayr
archivisthistorian
Austrian archivist (1870–1939)

19th Century

4 deaths
Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom
Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom
aestheticianphilosopher
Swedish poet (1790–1855)
Joseph Gales
Joseph Gales
journalistpolitician
American journalist (1786-1860)
Charles-Simon Pradier
Charles-Simon Pradier
artistcopper engraver
French draughtsman, engraver (1783–1847)
JK
Jens Edvard Kraft
historianliterary critic
Civil servant and bibliographer (1784-1853)

18th Century

1 death
Giuseppe Asclepi
Giuseppe Asclepi
astronomerphysicist
Italian astronomer and physician

17th Century

2 deaths
Daniel Sennert
Daniel Sennert
chemistphysician
Physician and chemist
Antonio de Morga
Antonio de Morga
civil servanthistorian
Spanish historian and lawyer

16th Century

2 deaths
Antonio Salamanca
Antonio Salamanca
booksellereditor
Spanish book-seller, publisher and engraver (fl. 1519-1560)
Girolamo Genga
Girolamo Genga
architectpainter
Italian renaissance painter (1476-1551)

9th Century

1 death
Leo IV
Leo IV
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Pope of the Catholic Church

8th Century

1 death
PT
Princess Tajima
poetwriter
Japanese princess

6th Century

1 death
Symmachus
Symmachus
authorCatholic priest
Pope from 498 to 514

3rd Century BC

1 death
Arsinoe II
Arsinoe II
monarch
Ptolemaic Greek Princess of Ancient Egypt and Queen of Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedonia

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