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246 Notable deaths
Fritz Pollard
American hurdler.
Born February 18th, 1915 in Springfield.
Died February 14th, 2003 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C..
Edith Maude Hull
British writer (1880–1947).
Born August 16th, 1880 in London.
Died February 14th, 1947 at 66 years old in Hazlewood.
Gustavus Detlef Hinrichs
Chemist, natural philosopher.
Born December 2nd, 1836 in Lunden.
Died February 14th, 1923 at 86 years old in St. Louis.
Mathurin Moreau
Sculptor from france (1822-1912).
Born November 18th, 1822 in Dijon. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1912 at 89 years old in Paris.
Julio Morales
Uruguayan association football player (1945–2022).
Born February 16th, 1945 in Montevideo.
Died February 14th, 2022 at 76 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Zdeněk Zikán
Czech footballer (1937-2013).
Born November 10th, 1937 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 14th, 2013 at 75 years old in Prague.
Maurice De Waele
Belgian cyclist (1896–1952).
Born December 27th, 1896 in Lovendegem.
Died February 14th, 1952 at 55 years old in Maldegem.
Alice Henry
Australian suffragist, journalist and trade unionist.
Born March 21st, 1857 in Melbourne.
Died February 14th, 1943 at 85 years old in City of Malvern.
Godefroy de Blonay
Swiss linguist and member of the international olympic committee (1869-1937).
Born July 25th, 1869 in Füllinsdorf.
Died February 14th, 1937 at 67 years old in Biskra.
Thabet El-Batal
Egyptian association football player (1953–2005).
Born September 16th, 1953 in Al-Hawamidiyya.
Died February 14th, 2005 at 51 years old in Cairo (cancer).
Joseph Wresinski
Anti-poverty activist (1917-1988).
Born February 12th, 1917 in Angers.
Died February 14th, 1988 at 71 years old in Suresnes. [ref]
Hubert Weise
German general (1884-1950).
Born December 22nd, 1884 in Erfurt.
Died February 14th, 1950 at 65 years old in Bad Kohlgrub.
Durdy Bayramov
Turkmenistani artist (1938-2014).
Born April 14th, 1938 in Baýramaly.
Died February 14th, 2014 at 75 years old in Ashgabat (liver cancer).
Adolfo Ballivián
President of bolivia (1831-1874).
Born November 15th, 1831 in La Paz.
Died February 14th, 1874 at 42 years old in Cochabamba Department (stomach cancer).
Émile Reuter
Prime minister of luxembourg (1874-1973).
Born August 2nd, 1874 in Bofferdange.
Died February 14th, 1973 at 98 years old in Luxembourg.
Josip Vrhovec
Croatian partisan (1926–2006).
Born February 9th, 1926 in Zagreb.
Died February 14th, 2006 at 80 years old in Zagreb.
Steve Bracey
American basketball player (1950–2006).
Born August 1st, 1950 in Brooklyn.
Died February 14th, 2006 at 55 years old (diabetes).
Alpheus Spring Packard
American entomologist, palaeontologist (1839-1905).
Born February 19th, 1839 in Brunswick.
Died February 14th, 1905 at 65 years old in Providence.
Hugo Erfurth
German photographer (1874–1948).
Born October 14th, 1874 in Halle (Saale).
Died February 14th, 1948 at 73 years old in Gaienhofen.
Folake Onayemi
Nigerian classics professor.
Born October 4th, 1964 in Ijebu-Jesa.
Died February 14th, 2024 at 59 years old [ref]
Muriel Casals
Spanish economist and politician (1945-2016).
Born April 6th, 1945 in Avignon.
Died February 14th, 2016 at 70 years old in Hospital Clinic of Barcelona (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Shōzaburō Watanabe
Japanese print publisher (1885–1962).
Died February 14th, 1962 at 76 years old (heart failure).
Pierre Veuillot
Catholic cardinal.
Born January 5th, 1913 in Paris.
Died February 14th, 1968 at 55 years old in Paris (leukemia).
Ernst Ahl
German zoologist, ichthyologist and herpetologist (1898–1945).
Born September 1st, 1898 in Berlin.
Died February 14th, 1945 at 46 years old in Yugoslavia, Nevesinje.
Glover Morrill Allen
American zoologist (1879-1942).
Born February 8th, 1879 in Walpole.
Died February 14th, 1942 at 63 years old in Cambridge.
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The meaning of life is that it stops. Franz Kafka