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Events on Saturday 21 December 1940 2
1896 – 1940F. Scott FitzgeraldAmerican novelistFitzgerald captured the Jazz Age in The Great Gatsby, exploring wealth, illusion, and disillusionment.
1940 – 1993Frank Zappa (1940-1993)Died 4 December 1993, aged 52Frank Zappa was an American musician and composer known for his prolific and genre-defying output across rock, jazz, and orchestral music. He was also an outspoken advocate for free speech, testifying before Congress against the labeling of music with explicit content warnings. He died of prostate cancer at his home in Los Angeles.