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16 notable people died on September 21, including Bernardo Houssay, Arthur Ashkin, Haakon VII of Norway.

Total Deaths
16
Avg Age at Death
65
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

1 death
Arthur Ashkin
Arthur Ashkin
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (2018)

20th Century

7 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1947)
Haakon VII of Norway
Haakon VII of Norway
aristocratmonarch
King of Norway from 1905 to 1957 (1872–1957)
Irish writer (1874-1949)
Julian Leszczyński
Julian Leszczyński
journalistpolitician
Polish politician (1889–1937)
Lindolfo Collor
Lindolfo Collor
journalistpolitician
Brazilian journalist, politician
Greek scholar, historian, stenographer, and politician (1872-1956)
Ruşen Eşref Ünaydın
Ruşen Eşref Ünaydın
diplomatjournalist
Turkish diplomat and statesperson (1892–1959)

19th Century

2 deaths
French geologist
Georgian royal prince (batonishvili)

18th Century

1 death
Asaf-ud-Daula
Asaf-ud-Daula
military leadermonarch
Nawab wazir of Oudh in north India (1748-1797)

16th Century

2 deaths
Czech lawyer and writer
Ambrosio de Morales
Ambrosio de Morales
archaeologisthistorian
Spanish historian

12th Century

1 death
Duke of Bohemia

9th Century

2 deaths
Kōkō
Kōkō
waka poet
Emperor of Japan
Japanese poet and statesman

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