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246 Notable deaths
Roepie Kruize
Field hockey player (1925-1992).
Born January 18th, 1925 in Heemstede.
Died February 14th, 1992 at 67 years old in The Hague.
Ralph Wilson
American gymnast (1880–1930).
Born June 24th, 1880 in Bangor.
Died February 14th, 1930 at 49 years old in Newark.
Andreas Cervin
Gymnast (1888–1972).
Born October 31st, 1888 in Okome.
Died February 14th, 1972 at 83 years old in Gothenburg.
Franz Böckli
Sport shooter (1858-1937).
Born March 15th, 1858.
Died February 14th, 1937 at 78 years old
Alejandro de la Sota Martínez
Spanish architect (1913–1996).
Born October 20th, 1913 in Pontevedra.
Died February 14th, 1996 at 82 years old in Madrid.
Halfdan Schjøtt
Sailor (1893-1974).
Born December 26th, 1893 in Bergen.
Died February 14th, 1974 at 80 years old in Bergen.
Mercy Adoma Owusu-Nimoh
Ghanaian writer.
Born February 6th, 1936.
Died February 14th, 2011 at 75 years old
George Buckley
English cricketer, born 1875 (1875–1955).
Born May 20th, 1875 in London.
Died February 14th, 1955 at 79 years old in Shanklin.
Oscar Friede
American tug of war competitor (1881–1943).
Born July 14th, 1882 in St. Louis.
Died February 14th, 1943 at 60 years old in St. Louis.
Juan Marrero Pérez
Spanish footballer (1905-1989).
Born December 8th, 1905 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Died February 14th, 1989 at 83 years old in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Jiří Lanský
Czechoslovak high jumper (1933–2017).
Born September 17th, 1933 in Prague.
Died February 14th, 2017 at 83 years old in Lázně Toušeň. [ref]
Giacomo Cattani
Italian cardinal (1823-1887).
Born January 13th, 1823 in Brisighella.
Died February 14th, 1887 at 64 years old in Ravenna.
Wiktor Gomulicki
Polish author (1848–1919).
Born October 17th, 1848 in Ostrołęka.
Died February 14th, 1919 at 70 years old in Warsaw.
Gianuario Carta
Italian politician and lawyer (1931–2017).
Born January 1st, 1931 in Bitti.
Died February 14th, 2017 at 86 years old in Cagliari.
Helge Halkjær
Danish rower (1916–1996).
Born December 20th, 1916 in Thorning.
Died February 14th, 1996 at 79 years old in Kolding.
Nikolai Khlystov
Soviet ice hockey player (1932–1999).
Born November 10th, 1932 in Vyazhevka.
Died February 14th, 1999 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Auguste Verdijck
Belgian bicycle racer.
Born February 8th, 1902 in Schoten.
Died February 14th, 1988 at 86 years old in Merksem.
Andreas Stadler
Austrian weightlifter (1898–1941).
Born July 31st, 1898 in Vienna.
Died February 14th, 1941 at 42 years old
Bo Ericson
Swedish hammer thrower (1919-1970).
Born January 28th, 1919 in Gothenburg.
Died February 14th, 1970 at 51 years old in Karlstad.
Paul Nguyễn Văn Hòa
Vietnamese catholic bishop (1931-2017).
Died February 14th, 2017 at 85 years old in Nha Trang.
Mariano de la Paz Graells y de la Agüera
Spanish entomologist (1809–1898).
Born January 24th, 1809 in Tricio.
Died February 14th, 1898 at 89 years old in Madrid.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine