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Who died on 21 September?

Celebrities who died on 21 September

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Oldest

98 years, 10 months, 21 days

Youngest

32 years, 27 days

Born first

18 April 1874

Died first

21 September 1933

Born last

2 September 1987

Died last

21 September 2022

American filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles

Melvin Van Peebles

American filmmaker

2021
Japanese poet and author of children's literature Kenji Miyazawa

Kenji Miyazawa

Japanese poet and author of children's literature

1933
American actor Sid Haig

Sid Haig

American actor

2019
Novelist, actress Jacqueline Susann

Jacqueline Susann

Novelist, actress

1974
American actor Willie Garson

Willie Garson

American actor

2021
Danish writer Sven Hassel

Sven Hassel

Danish writer

2012
Indian comedian, actor and politician  Raju Srivastav

Raju Srivastav

Indian comedian, actor and politician

2022
American actor Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

American actor

1974
American composer Christopher Rouse

Christopher Rouse

American composer

2019
German writer Günter Kunert

Günter Kunert

German writer

2019
French-American composer, pianist and conductor Jacques-Louis Monod

Jacques-Louis Monod

French-American composer, pianist and conductor

2020
American musician  Roy Head

Roy Head

American musician

2020
Mexican singer and actress La Prieta Linda

La Prieta Linda

Mexican singer and actress

2021
French heiress, socialite and businesswoman Liliane Bettencourt

Liliane Bettencourt

French heiress, socialite and businesswoman

2017
American football player  Jevan Snead

Jevan Snead

American football player

2019
French actor  Michael Lonsdale

Michael Lonsdale

French actor

2020
Italian actress Lydia Alfonsi

Lydia Alfonsi

Italian actress

2022
Egyptian Field marshal and former statesman Mohamed Hussein Tantawi

Mohamed Hussein Tantawi

Egyptian Field marshal and former statesman

2021
American basketball player-coach Greg Lee

Greg Lee

American basketball player-coach

2022
American actress Alice Ghostley

Alice Ghostley

American actress

2007
American photographer and actor  Aron Eisenberg

Aron Eisenberg

American photographer and actor

2019
American physicist  Arthur Ashkin

Arthur Ashkin

American physicist

2020
8th President of Vietnam Trần Đại Quang

Trần Đại Quang

8th President of Vietnam

2018
Polish actress Zofia Sykulska-Szancerowa

Zofia Sykulska-Szancerowa

Polish actress

2008
Chilean economist and diplomat Orlando Letelier

Orlando Letelier

Chilean economist and diplomat

1976
British actor and director Nigel Patrick

Nigel Patrick

British actor and director

1981
actor Bill Williams

Bill Williams

actor

1992
British composer Geoffrey Burgon

Geoffrey Burgon

British composer

2010
3rd Prime Minister of Ukraine Vitaliy Masol

Vitaliy Masol

3rd Prime Minister of Ukraine

2018
American astrologist Jackie Stallone

Jackie Stallone

American astrologist

2020
East German cosmonaut Sigmund Jähn

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

2019
Dutch organ builder Bernhardt Edskes

Bernhardt Edskes

Dutch organ builder

2022
French illustrator Paul Iribe

Paul Iribe

French illustrator

1935
Chinese-American medical researcher Shuping Wang

Shuping Wang

Chinese-American medical researcher

2019
American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives Frank Pratt

Frank Pratt

American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives

2021
Israeli politician Marcia Freedman

Marcia Freedman

Israeli politician

2021
Croatian writer Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić

Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić

Croatian writer

1938
Nepalese mountain climber Ang Rita

Ang Rita

Nepalese mountain climber

2020
Former Malaysian politician Wan Mokhtar Ahmad

Wan Mokhtar Ahmad

Former Malaysian politician

2020
actor Harry Carey

Harry Carey

actor

1947
American basketball player Caldwell Jones

Caldwell Jones

American basketball player

2014
Hungarian historian Marianne Sághy

Marianne Sághy

Hungarian historian

2018
American actress Diana Sands

Diana Sands

American actress

1973
Quebec filmmaker Michel Brault

Michel Brault

Quebec filmmaker

2013
Catholic bishop John Brendan McCormack

John Brendan McCormack

Catholic bishop

2021
American politician Harold Moss

Harold Moss

American politician

2020
auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, titular Bishop of Scardona, Bishop of Cleveland Anthony Pilla

Anthony Pilla

auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, titular Bishop of Scardona, Bishop of Cleveland

2021
American cartoonist Ron Cobb

Ron Cobb

American cartoonist

2020
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