Famous people and celebrities who died in December 1921

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in December 1921. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Dec. 6 Said Halim Pasha

  Ottoman politician, 280th grand vizier of the ottoman empire (b. 1865)

• Dec. 10 Viktor Jacobi composer

  At 38 years old, he dies.

• Dec. 12 Henrietta Swan Leavitt

  Henrietta Swan Leavitt was an American astronomer known for her discovery of the relationship between the luminosity and the period of Cepheid variable stars.

• Dec. 12 Henrietta Leavitt cepheid period-luminosity relation discover

  Dies.

• Dec. 16 Camille Saint-Saëns

  French composer, pianist, and organist who was born in paris. he began composing at six years old and performed as a pianist at ten. at thirteen years old, he was admitted to the paris conservatoire and composed his first symphony. he was organist at the church of madeleine from 1858 to 1877. in 1875, saint-saens began his worldwide tours.

• Dec. 16 Charles Camille Saint-Saens French composer (Carnival of the Animals)

  At the age of 86, he dies.

• Dec. 20 Julius Richard Petri

  German microbiologist (b. 1852)

• Dec. 20 Hans Hartwig von Beseler

  German general (born 1850)

• Dec. 21 P B S Pinchback major Reconstruction politician

  At the age of 84, he dies.

• Dec. 25 Vladimir Korolenko

  Russian-Ukrainian writer known for his social and humanitarian themes.

• Dec. 25 Hans Huber composer

  At the age of 69, he dies.

• Dec. 25 Korolenko

  Writer

• Dec. 29 Hermann Paul

  German philologist, linguist and lexicographer (b. 1846)

• Dec. 31 Boies Penrose

  American lawyer and politician (b. 1860)