23 notable people died on November 21, including Franz Joseph I of Austria, Nichiren, Ibn 'Ata Allah.
21st Century
2 deathsRaghavan Thirumulpad
Ayurvedacharyawriter
Doctor (1920-2010)
YE
Yehia El-Gamal
lawyerpolitician
Egyptian academic and politician (1930–2016)
20th Century
10 deathsFranz Joseph I of Austria
monarchpolitician
Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1830-1916)
László Rédei
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Hungarian mathematician
Hersh David Nomberg
essayistjournalist
Polish author and translator (1876–1927)
Muhammadu Bello Kagara
authoreducator
Novelist in Nigeria
Tadeusz Wojciechowski
historianmedievalist
Polish historian, professor, and university rector (1838–1919)
Ricardo Flores Magón
anarchistjournalist
Mexican anarchist and social reform activist (1874–1922)
Gyula Jungfer
artistblacksmith
Hungarian artist (1841-1908)
Punyalata Chakrabarty
writer
Bengali writer (1890-1974)
MB
Mieczysław Biernacki
chemistmathematician
Polish mathematician
OF
Otto Frankel
biologistgeneticist
Australian geneticist (1900–1998)
19th Century
6 deathsJohn Lee Comstock
botanistnaturalist
American surgeon, publisher and botanist (1787 – 1858)
Károly Kisfaludy
painterplaywright
Hungarian writer (1788-1830)
Cornelis de Vries
Christian ministerlinguist
Dutch Mennonite minister
Petre Ispirescu
children's writercollector of fairy tales
Romanian writer, collector of fairy tales, and printer (1830–1887)
Eugène Rambert
botanistpoet
Swiss author (1830-1886)
Yoshida Shōin
philosopherpolitician
Japanese politician (1830-1859)
18th Century
2 deathsÁlvaro de Navia Osorio y Vigil
diplomatmilitary personnel
Spanish General and diplomat (1684-1732)
José de Ibarra
painter
Mexican artist (1688-1756)
14th Century
1 deathIbn 'Ata Allah
academicIslamic jurist
3rd sheikh of the Shadhili Sufi
13th Century
1 deathNichiren
Buddhist monkphilosopher
Founder of Nichiren Buddhism in Japan
12th Century
1 deathLorcán Ua Tuathail
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Roman Catholic Irish archbishop and saint
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