16 notable people died on September 21, including Bernardo Houssay, Arthur Ashkin, Haakon VII of Norway.
21st Century
1 deathArthur Ashkin
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (2018)
20th Century
7 deathsBernardo Houssay
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1947)
Haakon VII of Norway
aristocratmonarch
King of Norway from 1905 to 1957 (1872–1957)
Tadhg Ó Donnchadha
poetwriter
Irish writer (1874-1949)
Julian Leszczyński
journalistpolitician
Polish politician (1889–1937)
Lindolfo Collor
journalistpolitician
Brazilian journalist, politician
Sofoklis Avraam Choudaverdoglou-Theodotos
politicianwriter
Greek scholar, historian, stenographer, and politician (1872-1956)
Ruşen Eşref Ünaydın
diplomatjournalist
Turkish diplomat and statesperson (1892–1959)
19th Century
2 deathsJean Baptiste Armand Louis Léonée Elie de Beaumont
entomologistgeologist
French geologist
Prince Grigol of Georgia
poetwriter
Georgian royal prince (batonishvili)
18th Century
1 deathAsaf-ud-Daula
military leadermonarch
Nawab wazir of Oudh in north India (1748-1797)
16th Century
2 deathsViktorin Kornel ze Všehrd
juristlawyer
Czech lawyer and writer
Ambrosio de Morales
archaeologisthistorian
Spanish historian
12th Century
1 deathSvatopluk, Duke of Bohemia
monarch
Duke of Bohemia
9th Century
2 deathsKōkō
waka poet
Emperor of Japan
Minamoto no Tōru
poet
Japanese poet and statesman
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