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Famous Deaths on November 21

23 notable people died on November 21, including Franz Joseph I of Austria, Nichiren, Ibn 'Ata Allah.

Total Deaths
23
Avg Age at Death
63
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

2 deaths
Raghavan Thirumulpad
Raghavan Thirumulpad
Ayurvedacharyawriter
Doctor (1920-2010)
YE
Yehia El-Gamal
lawyerpolitician
Egyptian academic and politician (1930–2016)

20th Century

10 deaths
Franz Joseph I of Austria
Franz Joseph I of Austria
monarchpolitician
Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1830-1916)
László Rédei
László Rédei
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Hungarian mathematician
Hersh David Nomberg
Hersh David Nomberg
essayistjournalist
Polish author and translator (1876–1927)
Novelist in Nigeria
Tadeusz Wojciechowski
Tadeusz Wojciechowski
historianmedievalist
Polish historian, professor, and university rector (1838–1919)
Ricardo Flores Magón
Ricardo Flores Magón
anarchistjournalist
Mexican anarchist and social reform activist (1874–1922)
Gyula Jungfer
Gyula Jungfer
artistblacksmith
Hungarian artist (1841-1908)
Bengali writer (1890-1974)
MB
Mieczysław Biernacki
chemistmathematician
Polish mathematician
OF
Otto Frankel
biologistgeneticist
Australian geneticist (1900–1998)

19th Century

6 deaths
John Lee Comstock
John Lee Comstock
botanistnaturalist
American surgeon, publisher and botanist (1787 – 1858)
Károly Kisfaludy
Károly Kisfaludy
painterplaywright
Hungarian writer (1788-1830)
Cornelis de Vries
Cornelis de Vries
Christian ministerlinguist
Dutch Mennonite minister
Petre Ispirescu
Petre Ispirescu
children's writercollector of fairy tales
Romanian writer, collector of fairy tales, and printer (1830–1887)
Eugène Rambert
Eugène Rambert
botanistpoet
Swiss author (1830-1886)
Yoshida Shōin
Yoshida Shōin
philosopherpolitician
Japanese politician (1830-1859)

18th Century

2 deaths
Álvaro de Navia Osorio y Vigil
Álvaro de Navia Osorio y Vigil
diplomatmilitary personnel
Spanish General and diplomat (1684-1732)
Mexican artist (1688-1756)

14th Century

1 death
Ibn 'Ata Allah
Ibn 'Ata Allah
academicIslamic jurist
3rd sheikh of the Shadhili Sufi

13th Century

1 death
Nichiren
Nichiren
Buddhist monkphilosopher
Founder of Nichiren Buddhism in Japan

12th Century

1 death
Lorcán Ua Tuathail
Lorcán Ua Tuathail
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Roman Catholic Irish archbishop and saint

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