Died On December 21st
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Discover the most famous people who died on December 21. The list includes people like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Franz Boas, John Newton, Stella Adler, Nikolaas Tinbergen. Famous personalities featured on this list, include actors, journalists, soldiers and novelists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany and many more countries.
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Birthdate: September 24, 1896
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Died: 1940
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George Patton(One of the Most Successful Combat Generals in United States History)
Birthdate: November 11, 1885
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: San Gabriel, California, United States
Died: 1945
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Kevin Greene
(American Football player)
Birthdate: July 31, 1962
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Schenectady, New York, United States
Died: 2020
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Edda Göring(Only Child of German Politician Hermann Göring and Actress Emmy Sonnemann)
Birthdate: June 2, 1938
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: 2018
Birthdate: July 24, 1725
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wapping, London
Died: 1807
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Albert King
(Singer-songwriter, Basketball player, Musician, Guitarist)
Birthdate: April 25, 1923
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Indianola
Died: 1992
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Dick Enberg
(Sportscaster)
Birthdate: January 9, 1935
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States
Died: 2017
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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John Eisenhower
(Diplomat, Military historian, Author, Writer, Biographer)
Birthdate: August 3, 1922
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Denver
Died: 2013
Birthdate: August 12, 1860
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Spital, Austria
Died: 1907
Birthdate: February 10, 1901
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, U.S.
Died: 1992
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Bruce McCandless II
(The First Person to Complete an Untethered Spacewalk)
Birthdate: June 8, 1937
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 2017
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Kelly Johnson
(Aerospace engineer)
Birthdate: February 27, 1910
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ishpeming, Michigan, United States
Died: 1990
Birthdate: June 6, 1932
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Died: 2014
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Emmanuel Yarbrough
(Amateur Sumo Wrestler)
Birthdate: September 5, 1964
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Rahway, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2015
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
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Ted Healy
(Actor, Screenwriter, Stage actor)
Birthdate: October 1, 1896
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kaufman
Died: 1937
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Franz Boas(German–American Anthropologist and a Pioneer of Modern Anthropology)
Birthdate: July 9, 1858
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Minden, Germany
Died: 1942
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Teji Bachchan
(Human rights activist)
Birthdate: August 12, 1914
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Faisalabad, Pakistan
Died: 2007
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Saparmurat Niyazov
(1st President of Turkmenistan)
Birthdate: February 19, 1940
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gypjak, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Died: 2006
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Dick Schaap
(Sportswriter)
Birthdate: September 27, 1934
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2001
Birthdate: June 7, 1879
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ilulissat, Greenland
Died: 1933
Birthdate: April 11, 1755
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Shoreditch
Died: 1824
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Edgar Bronfman Sr.
(Businessman)
Birthdate: June 20, 1929
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Montreal, Canada
Died: 2013
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Ernst-Günther Schenck
(Surgeon, University teacher)
Birthdate: October 3, 1904
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Marburg
Died: 1998
Birthplace: Galilee, Israel
Died: 0072
Birthdate: October 7, 1880
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brandenburg, Germany
Died: 1972
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Hobey Baker
(First American Star in Ice Hockey by the Hockey Hall of Fame)
Birthdate: January 15, 1892
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1918
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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P. B. S. Pinchback
(Politician)
Birthdate: May 10, 1837
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Macon, Georgia, United States
Died: 1921
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Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
(Princess)
Birthdate: August 28, 1691
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brunswick, Germany
Died: 1750
Birthdate: 1431
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Died: 1495
Birthdate: April 15, 1907
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands
Died: 1988
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Florynce Kennedy
(Former activist for feminism and civil rights)
Birthdate: February 11, 1916
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Died: 2000
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Henry Fielding Dickens
(Lawyer and Son of novelist Charles Dickens)
Birthdate: January 16, 1849
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1933
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Ralph Nelson
(Film Director)
Birthdate: August 12, 1916
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Long Island, New York, United States
Died: 1987
Birthdate: December 22, 1856
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Potsdam
Died: 1937
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Luigi Cadorna
(Italian Military General Known for His Failure during World War I)
Birthdate: September 4, 1850
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Verbania, Italy
Died: 1928
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Udo Jürgens
(One of the Best-Selling Austrian Composers and Winner of Eurovision Song Contest 1966 )
Birthdate: September 30, 1934
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Klagenfurt, Austria
Died: 2014
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Lion Feuchtwanger
(Novelist)
Birthdate: July 7, 1884
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: 1958
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Paul de Man
(Belgian-Born American Literary Critic and Literary Theorist)
Birthdate: December 6, 1919
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Antwerp
Died: 1983
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Margaret of Valois-Angouleme
(Author)
Birthdate: April 11, 1492
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Angoulême, France
Died: 1549
Birthdate: May 15, 1889
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: 1958
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Dominic Frontiere
(Composer)
Birthdate: June 17, 1931
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Died: 2021
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Peter Canisius
(Dutch Jesuit Catholic Priest Known for His Strong Support for the Catholic Faith During the Protestant Reformation)
Birthdate: May 8, 1521
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nijmegen, Netherlands
Died: 1597
Birthdate: December 2, 1891
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Guatemala City, Guatemala
Died: 1984
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John Chamberlain
(sculptor, painter)
Birthdate: April 16, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rochester
Died: 2011
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Karl Denver
(Singer, Musician)
Birthdate: December 16, 1931
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland
Died: 1998
Birthdate: May 16, 1906
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: 1996
Birthdate: November 30, 1917
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wuppertal, Germany
Died: 1969
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Niels Gade
(Danish Violinist, Composer, Conductor, Organist, and Teacher)
Birthdate: February 22, 1817
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: 1890
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Curt Richter
(American Biologist, Psychobiologist and Geneticist Who Made Important Contributions in the Field of 'Circadian Rhythms')
Birthdate: February 20, 1894
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: United States
Died: 1988
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Edwin G. Krebs(American Biochemist Who Received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1992)
Birthdate: June 6, 1918
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lansing, Iowa, United States
Died: 2009