27 notable people died on March 21, including Sir James W. Black, Guadalupe Victoria, Fujiwara no Kanesuke.
21st Century
4 deaths
Sir James W. Black
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1988)
Dora Alonso
journalistlawyer
Cuban journalist and writer (1910–2001)
Tonino Guerra
film directorplaywright
Italian concentration camp survivor, poet, writer and screenwriter (1920-2012)
Chinua Achebe
essayistliterary critic
Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic (1930-2013)
20th Century
13 deaths
Thomas Muir
mathematicianpedagogue
British mathematician and educationalist (1844–1934)
Vidar Lindboe-Hansen
engineermining engineer
Norwegian ski jumper (1920-1976)
Peretz Bernstein
journalistpolitician
Israeli politician (1890-1971)
J. S. Woodsworth
Christian ministerjournalist
1st Leader of the Canadian Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Constantin Erbiceanu
historianliterary historian
Romanian theologian and historian
Carlo Lombardi
film actorscreenwriter
Italian stage and film actor (1900–1984)
Bibi Zogbé
paintersalonnière
Argentinian painter (1890–1975)
Jan Mirosław Peszke
lithographerpainter
French painter and printmaker (1870-1949)
Orlando Bridgeman, 5th Earl of Bradford
aristocratland owner
British peer (1873–1957)
Mamertas Indriliūnas
writer
Lithuanian writer (1920-1945)
Marie Müller
painter
Austrian painter (1847-1935)
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Henry Hanna
barristerjudge
Irish barrister, serjeant-at-law, and judge (1871-1946)
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Marlen Haushofer
children's writerscience fiction writer
Austrian writer (1920–1970)
19th Century
6 deaths
Guadalupe Victoria
lawyermilitary personnel
First president of Mexico (1786-1845)
José Tomás Ovalle
lawyerminister
Chilean political figure, president
Paulin Talabot
cartographercivil engineer
French politician and engineer (1799-1885)
Charles d'Amondans de Tinseau
mathematicianmilitary engineer
French mathematician and military personnel
Johann Rudolf Wyss
philosopherpoet
Swiss writer (1782-1830)
José da Costa e Silva
architectuniversity teacher
Portuguese architect
18th Century
2 deaths
Franz Ernst Brückmann
mineralogistnaturalist
German mineralogist and scientist (1697 – 1753)
Matthew Maty
librarianwriter
Dutch physician
14th Century
1 death
Wernher von Homberg
aristocratcomposer
Swiss Minnesinger
10th Century
1 death
Fujiwara no Kanesuke
poetwriter
Japanese poet
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