Died On August 21st

Discover the most famous people who died on August 21. The list includes people like Leon Trotsky, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Bismillah Khan, James Wilson, George Jackson. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, physicists, composers and poets and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, India, Italy & Germany and many more countries.

Leon TrotskyLeon Trotsky
Russian, Ukrainian, Russian
Founder and first leader of the Red Army
Elizabeth BáthoryElizabeth Báthory
Hungarian
Countess, Serial Killer

Robert HansenRobert Hansen
American
Serial Killer

Stefán Karl StefánssonStefán Karl Stefánsson
Icelander, American
Actor

Buford PusserBuford Pusser
American
Sheriff

Bismillah KhanBismillah Khan
Indian
 
Subrahmanyan ChandrasekharSubrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Indian
 

William HerschelWilliam Herschel
German, British
Astronomer, Composer

Wesley WillisWesley Willis
American
Singer
Sobhuza IISobhuza II
South African
Former King of Swaziland

Ettore BugattiEttore Bugatti
French
Automobile Designer
Charles EamesCharles Eames
American
 

James WilsonJames Wilson
American, Scottish
Founding Fathers of the United States

George JacksonGeorge Jackson
American
African-American Left-Wing Activist & Marxist

Lady Mary Wortley MontaguLady Mary Wortley Montagu
British
Writer

Giuseppe MeazzaGiuseppe Meazza
Italian
Association football player, Association football
Robert MoogRobert Moog
American
Inventor, Engineer, University teacher

Theodore G. BilboTheodore G. Bilbo
American
Politician

Palmiro TogliattiPalmiro Togliatti
Italian
Politician

Danitra VanceDanitra Vance
American
American comedian
Vinoo MankadVinoo Mankad
Indian
Cricketer

Benjamin ThompsonBenjamin Thompson
American
Architect
Albert ReynoldsAlbert Reynolds
Irish
Politician

Dai VernonDai Vernon
Canadian, American
Stage magician

Felix MitchellFelix Mitchell
American
Drug Dealer
William ThurstonWilliam Thurston
American
Mathematician

Henrik PontoppidanHenrik Pontoppidan
Danish
writer
Sophia Magdalena of DenmarkSophia Magdalena of Denmark
Danish
 

Claude-Louis NavierClaude-Louis Navier
French
physicist, economist, mathematician, engineer of

Leo CastelliLeo Castelli
Italian, American
Art Dealer
Yuri NikulinYuri Nikulin
Russian, Russian
Russian-Soviet actor

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Qurratulain HyderQurratulain Hyder
Indian
Novelist
Markos BotsarisMarkos Botsaris
Greek
Military General

Constant LambertConstant Lambert
British
Composer

Tatiana TroyanosTatiana Troyanos
American
Soprano

Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of LucanPatrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan
Irish
Irish Jacobite soldier
Adelbert von ChamissoAdelbert von Chamisso
German, French
Botanist, Poet, Pteridologist, Bryologist, Writer
Benigno Aquino, Jr.Benigno Aquino, Jr.
Filipino
 

Richard CrashawRichard Crashaw
British
Poet

Juan ÁlvarezJuan Álvarez
Mexican
Military General

Ken ColemanKen Coleman
American
Sportscaster
Wolfgang VogelWolfgang Vogel
German
Jurist, University teacher, Lawyer

Misael Pastrana BorreroMisael Pastrana Borrero
Colombian
Politician

Mary Mapes DodgeMary Mapes Dodge
American
Author

Alexander of HalesAlexander of Hales
British
Theologian

David B. SteinmanDavid B. Steinman
American
Civil Engineer
Jean RedpathJean Redpath
Scottish
Singer

Stuart HeislerStuart Heisler
American
Director
Élie HalévyÉlie Halévy
French
Philosopher

William Lyon PhelpsWilliam Lyon Phelps
American
Writer, University teacher

Gustav StruveGustav Struve
German
Surgeon
José de Gálvez, 1st Marquess of SonoraJosé de Gálvez, 1st Marquess of Sonora
Spanish
Lawyer

S. YizharS. Yizhar
Israeli
Writer
Germaine GuèvremontGermaine Guèvremont
Canadian
Writer

Helen Flanders DunbarHelen Flanders Dunbar
American
Psychiatrist, Physician

William Ralph MeredithWilliam Ralph Meredith
Canadian
Politician, Lawyer, Judge

Ezekiel CheeverEzekiel Cheever
British
Author

Moshe ShamirMoshe Shamir
Israeli
Author
Douglas HortonDouglas Horton
American
Protestant, Academic leader

Noël AlexandreNoël Alexandre
French
Theologian

Steingrímur ThorsteinssonSteingrímur Thorsteinsson
Icelander
Poet

Ernest BrownErnest Brown
American
Tap dancer
Alfonso VII of Leon and CastileAlfonso VII of Leon and Castile
Spanish
King

Guittone d'ArezzoGuittone d'Arezzo
Italian
Poet
Jacob Pontusson, count de la GardieJacob Pontusson, count de la Gardie
Estonian
Swedish statesman

John E. CarterJohn E. Carter
American
American singer