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. 7 Žemaitė
• Dec. 9 Arthur Pearson
• 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...

• Dec. 12 Frances Macdonald
• Dec. 13 Maria Maddalena Starace
• Dec. 13 Max Noether
• Dec. 14 Luigi Fecia di Cossato
• Dec. 16 Camille Saint-Saëns

  French composer, pianist, and organist who was born in paris.

• Dec. 17 Richard Ehrenberg
• Dec. 17 Jules Trinité
• Dec. 17 Gabriela Zapolska
• Dec. 20 Julius Richard Petri

  German microbiologist (b. 1852).

• Dec. 23 Sam McVey
• Dec. 23 Friedrich von Thiersch
• Dec. 25 Vladimir Korolenko

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

• Dec. 25 Girolamo Giusso
• Dec. 25 Hans Huber
• Dec. 25 Vladimir Galaktionovič Korolenko
• Dec. 26 Miguel Faílde
• Dec. 26 Ottone Bacaredda
• Dec. 26 Giuseppe Lais
• Dec. 28 John Hare
• Dec. 29 Hermann Paul

  German philologist, linguist and lexicographer (b. 1846).

• Dec. 29 Giovanni Ameglio
• Dec. 29 Franz Gustav von Wandel
• Dec. 31 Boies Penrose

  American lawyer and politician (b. 1860).