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September 21st famous deaths

List of celebrities and famous people who died on September 21st

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2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on September 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2023

2022

2021

  • Known for his role in Sex and the City, he was also a successful businessman.

  • Melvin Van Peebles was an influential African-American filmmaker and playwright.

  • Willie Garson

    American actor and director (d. 2021)

2020

  • Arthur Ashkin was an American physicist who invented optical tweezers, a technology that uses the radiation pressure of light to manipulate small particles, atoms, viruses, and living cells.

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on September 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

  • Advocate for press freedom and investigative reporting.

  • American actor best known for his role as Nog on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

2018

2017

  • Chinese-American physicist known for his work in condensed matter physics.

  • Lillian Bettencourt was the principal shareholder of L'Oréal and one of the wealthiest women in the world.

2016

  • Lithuanian journalist and politician known for his insightful commentary on European affairs.

2015

2014

  • American basketball coach and player (d. 2014).

  • Breda Dvornik was a talented painter known for her vibrant and expressive artworks.

  • Alastair Reid was a Scottish poet known for his translations and poetry collections.

  • Israeli intelligence officer (b. 1927)

  • American director and playwright (b. 1935)

2013

  • Ghanaian poet and author known for his poetry and literary works.

  • Jr., american lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1932)

  • Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)

  • Dutch lawyer and politician (b. 1933)

  • German lawyer and politician, minister-president of hesse (b. 1932)

2012

  • Frank Drake is known for the Drake Equation, used to estimate the number of active, communicative extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy.

  • Sven Hassel was a Danish author known for his World War II novels based on his experiences as a soldier.

  • Israeli historian and philosopher (b. 1934)

  • Cuban-american pianist and manager (b. 1917)

  • American baseball player and manager (b. 1930)

2011

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on September 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

  • Acclaimed poet whose works explored themes of love and nature.

  • American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1948)

2008

  • Renowned novelist known for his captivating storytelling.

  • Renowned abstract painter known for his vibrant use of color and unique compositions.

  • Notable sculptor known for his abstract works

2007

2006

2004

  • Renowned biologist known for his work in genetics and evolutionary biology.

  • English actor and screenwriter (b. 1952)

  • British actor (born 1952).

2003

  • Renowned author known for her captivating storytelling.

  • Junius Browning was a renowned journalist known for his investigative reporting.

2002

  • Renowned Italian painter known for his vibrant abstract art.

  • Infamous as one of the Hillside Stranglers, a serial killer duo.

  • American homicide. he was the owner of an auto upholstery shop in glendale and a glendale prostitute ring. he became known as the hillside strangler. between 10/17/1977 to 2/17/1978, he strangled and raped ten young women with his cousin kenneth bianchi. his conviction on 11/19/1985 ended the longest trial in california history. he was sentenced to life imprisonment for his …

  • American physicist and science fiction author (b. 1932)

  • American writer and physicist (born 1932).

2001

  • Bobbette Ricker was a renowned actress known for her work in theater and film.

2000

  • Burley Brennan was a renowned actor known for his roles in classic films.

  • Canadian lawyer and politician, 35th canadian minister of justice (b. 1915)

  • Russian physician and surgeon (b. 1934)

  • Canadian senator and politician (born 1915).

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on September 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

  • Dutch journalist who was killed while reporting in East Timor.

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

  • Renowned author known for her captivating storytelling.

  • Actor (best thing in life) in iraq/england/netherlands, dies at 34

1992

  • Founder of a successful retail chain.

  • Elnora Poe was a pioneering journalist known for her investigative reporting.

  • Ethlyn Trapp was a renowned chemist known for her contributions to the field of organic chemistry.

  • Indian film producer, founded rajshri productions (b. 1914)

  • Astronomer/alderman of utrecht

1991

1990

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on September 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

1988

1987

  • Renowned novelist known for his captivating storytelling.

  • American bass player, songwriter and producer (weather report trio of doom & blood sweat & tears), (d. 1987).

  • Renowned jazz bassist known for his innovative playing style.

  • Renowned author known for his captivating novels.

  • Actress (porgy and bess, conrack. being there).

1986

  • At 81, belg minister for foreign affairs (1958-61), is dead

1985

1984

  • American author known for her insightful novels on social issues.

1983

1982

1981

1980

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on September 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

  • Northern irish politician and soldier boxer (d. 1984).

1978

  • Genie Kaneko was a Japanese-American painter known for her abstract art.

1976

1975

1974

  • Jacqulyne Susann was an American novelist best known for her novel 'Valley of the Dolls'.

  • Jacqueline Susann was an American novelist best known for her novel 'Valley of the Dolls', which was a bestseller and later adapted into a film.

  • Renowned Italian poet known for his lyrical works.

  • Walter Brennan

    Walter brennan was an american actor known for his distinctive voice and performances in over 200 films, winning three academy awards for best supporting actor.

  • Jaquelinne Susann was an American novelist who wrote the bestselling novel 'Valley of the Dolls'.

1973

1972

1971

  • Argentinian physiologist and physician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1887)

  • Argentine physiologist, corecipient of the 1947 nobel prize for physiology or medicine. he is known for his discovery of how pituitary hormones control the amount blood sugar (glucose).

1970

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on September 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1968

  • Charlston Chew was a professional baseball player who played in the Negro leagues during the early 20th century.

1967

1966

  • Known for her vibrant and expressive abstract paintings.

  • French lawyer and politician, 118th prime minister of france (b. 1878)

  • French politician, 1918, deputy from brasses-alpes. minister of finance since 1930. advocate of de gaulle's military innovations. reynaud, who refused to compromise with the nazis in 1938, was minister finance in the cabinet a%0douard daladier.

1964

1963

1962

  • American singer-songwriter/guitarist (mississippi sheiks), (d. 1962).

1961

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on September 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

  • American educator, the institute for advanced study was founded in 1959.

1958

1957

1956

1955

  • Prominent political figure known for his advocacy for social reforms.

1954

1953

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on September 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1947

  • Harry Carey

    American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1878)

  • Actor/director (red river sundown) dies at 69

1946

1944

1943

  • African-American blues singer and recording artist during the 1920s.

1942

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on September 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

1938

1937

1933

  • Japanese author known for his children's literature and poetry.

1931

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on September 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1926

1923

  • Renowned Japanese painter known for his traditional landscape artworks.

1922

  • Known for his works on naval history and strategy.

  • American politician and conservationist who worked to protect natural resources.

  • American naturalist and author known for his writings on conservation and the environment.

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on September 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1918

  • True Boardman was a silent film actor known for his work in early Hollywood.

1915

1911

  • "al-misri" [pasha ahmad arab), egyptian minister

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on September 21st for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1908

1906

1905

1904

  • Nez Perce leader known for his resistance against the U.S. government's attempts to force his tribe onto reservations.

  • Nez perce leader (born 1840)

1902

  • American architect known for his contributions to the Philadelphia School of Architecture.

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