Died on October 21
Remembering 21 notable people who died on this day
Adam Massinger
deceasedGerman astronomer (1888–1914) · 1888–1914
Days lived
Lived 9,541 days
🇩🇪Aleksandr Fitc
deceasedGerman journalist · 1948–2025
Days lived
Lived 28,259 days
Andrias Christian Evensen
deceasedFaroese linguist (1874-1917) · 1874–1917
Days lived
Lived 15,660 days
🇦🇹Arthur Schnitzler
deceasedAustrian writer (1862–1931) · 1862–1931
Days lived
Lived 25,361 days
🇺🇸Ed Daily
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1862–1891) · 1862–1891
Days lived
Lived 10,637 days
🇺🇸Elliott Smith
deceasedsinger · 1969–2003
Days lived
Lived 12,495 days
🇫🇷François Truffaut
deceasedFrench film director (1932–1984) · 1932–1984
Days lived
Lived 19,252 days
🇦🇹Fritz Hochwälder
deceasedactor · 1911–1986
Days lived
Lived 27,541 days
🇦🇺Gough Whitlam
deceasedpolitician · 1916–2014
Days lived
Lived 35,897 days
🇩🇪Hartmut Geerken
deceasedGerman musician, writer and filmmaker (1939–2021) · 1939–2021
Days lived
Lived 30,231 days
🇩🇪Karl Korsch
deceasedpolitician · 1886–1961
Days lived
Lived 27,461 days
🇩🇪Loki Schmidt
deceasedGerman environmentalist (1919–2010) · 1919–2010
Days lived
Lived 33,471 days
🇩🇪Ludwig Beisiegel
deceasedfield hockey player (1912–1999) · 1912–1999
Days lived
Lived 31,991 days
🇩🇪Lutz D. Schmadel
deceasedGerman astronomer and amateur radio operator (1942–2016) · 1942–2016
Days lived
Lived 27,141 days
🇩🇪Manfred Krug
deceasedactor · 1937–2016
Days lived
Lived 29,111 days
🇺🇸Nelson Bunker Hunt
deceasedAmerican businessman (1926-2014) · 1926–2014
Days lived
Lived 32,384 days
🇩🇪Otto von Knobelsdorff
deceasedmilitary person · 1886–1966
Days lived
Lived 29,424 days
Pablo Chávez Aguilar
deceasedPeruvian composer and priest (1899-1950) · 1899–1950
Days lived
Lived 18,921 days
🇩🇪Theodor Busse
deceasedwriter · 1897–1986
Days lived
Lived 32,452 days
Tomáš Pospíchal
deceasedathlete · 1936–2003
Days lived
Lived 24,589 days
🇮🇳Yash Chopra
deceasedIndian film director, script writer and film producer (1932–2012) · 1932–2012
Days lived
Lived 29,245 days