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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.

Robert HansenRobert Hansen
American
Serial Killer
Leon TrotskyLeon Trotsky
Russian, Ukrainian, Russian
Politician

Elizabeth BáthoryElizabeth Báthory
Hungarian
Countess, Serial Killer

Stefán Karl StefánssonStefán Karl Stefánsson
Icelander, American
Actor

Buford PusserBuford Pusser
American
Sheriff

Bismillah KhanBismillah Khan
Indian
 
William HerschelWilliam Herschel
German, British
Astronomer, Composer

Subrahmanyan ChandrasekharSubrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Indian
 

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
Engineer

Theodore G. BilboTheodore G. Bilbo
American
Politician

Danitra VanceDanitra Vance
American
American comedian

Palmiro TogliattiPalmiro Togliatti
Italian
Politician
Vinoo MankadVinoo Mankad
Indian
Cricketer

Benjamin ThompsonBenjamin Thompson
American
Architect
Albert ReynoldsAlbert Reynolds
Irish
Politician

Felix MitchellFelix Mitchell
American
Drug Dealer

Dai VernonDai Vernon
Canadian, American
Stage magician
Sophia Magdalena of DenmarkSophia Magdalena of Denmark
Danish
 

William ThurstonWilliam Thurston
American
Mathematician
Henrik PontoppidanHenrik Pontoppidan
Danish
writer

Markos BotsarisMarkos Botsaris
Greek
Military General

Qurratulain HyderQurratulain Hyder
Indian
Novelist
Claude-Louis NavierClaude-Louis Navier
French
physicist, economist, mathematician, engineer of

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Richard CrashawRichard Crashaw
British
Poet
Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of LucanPatrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan
Irish
Soldier

Leo CastelliLeo Castelli
Italian, American
Art Dealer

Yuri NikulinYuri Nikulin
Russian
Actor

Tatiana TroyanosTatiana Troyanos
American
Soprano
Benigno Aquino, Jr.Benigno Aquino, Jr.
Filipino
 
Constant LambertConstant Lambert
British
Composer

Wolfgang VogelWolfgang Vogel
German
Jurist, University teacher, Lawyer

Juan ÁlvarezJuan Álvarez
Mexican
Military General

Ken ColemanKen Coleman
American
Sportscaster
Adelbert von ChamissoAdelbert von Chamisso
German, French
Botanist, Poet, Pteridologist, Bryologist, Writer

David B. SteinmanDavid B. Steinman
American
Civil Engineer

Misael Pastrana BorreroMisael Pastrana Borrero
Colombian
Politician

Alexander of HalesAlexander of Hales
British
Theologian

Mary Mapes DodgeMary Mapes Dodge
American
Author
Laurence DohertyLaurence Doherty
British
Tennis player

Jean RedpathJean Redpath
Scottish
Singer
Stuart HeislerStuart Heisler
American
Director

Élie HalévyÉlie Halévy
French
Philosopher

William Lyon PhelpsWilliam Lyon Phelps
American
Writer, University teacher
José de Gálvez, 1st Marquess of SonoraJosé de Gálvez, 1st Marquess of Sonora
Spanish
Lawyer

S. YizharS. Yizhar
Israeli
Writer
Gustav StruveGustav Struve
German
Surgeon

Helen Flanders DunbarHelen Flanders Dunbar
American
Psychiatrist, Physician

Ezekiel CheeverEzekiel Cheever
British
Author

Douglas HortonDouglas Horton
American
Protestant, Academic leader

Moshe ShamirMoshe Shamir
Israeli
Author
William Ralph MeredithWilliam Ralph Meredith
Canadian
Politician, Lawyer, Judge

Germaine GuèvremontGermaine Guèvremont
Canadian
Writer

Noël AlexandreNoël Alexandre
French
Theologian

Ernest BrownErnest Brown
American
Tap dancer
Steingrímur ThorsteinssonSteingrímur Thorsteinsson
Icelander
Poet

Harald SverdrupHarald Sverdrup
Norwegian
Oceanographer
Alfonso VII of Leon and CastileAlfonso VII of Leon and Castile
Spanish
King

Klaus HohneKlaus Hohne
German
Actor

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

James TruitteJames Truitte
American
Dancer
John E. CarterJohn E. Carter
American
American singer