February 21st
255 Notable deaths
Malcolm X
American black rights activist (1925–1965).
Died February 21st, 1965 at 39 years old in Manhattan (gunshot wound).
Billy Graham
American christian evangelist (1918–2018).
Born November 7th, 1918 in Charlotte. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2018 at 99 years old in Montreat (Parkinson's disease).
Emma Chambers
English actress (1964–2018).
Born March 11th, 1964 in Doncaster.
Died February 21st, 2018 at 53 years old in Lymington (myocardial infarction).
Peter Tork
American musician and actor (1942–2019).
Born February 13th, 1942 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 21st, 2019 at 77 years old in Mansfield (adenoid cystic carcinoma). [ref]
John Thaw
British actor (1942–2002).
Born January 3rd, 1942 in Longsight.
Died February 21st, 2002 at 60 years old in Luckington (esophageal cancer).
Nutan
Indian actress (1936-1991).
Born June 4th, 1936 in Mumbai.
Died February 21st, 1991 at 54 years old in Mumbai (cancer).
John G. Trump
American electrical engineer (1907–1985).
Born August 21st, 1907 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1985 at 77 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma
British aristocrat (1901-1960).
Born November 28th, 1901 in 32 Bruton Street.
Died February 21st, 1960 at 58 years old in Kota Kinabalu.
Tim Horton
Canadian ice hockey player and businessman (1930–1974).
Born January 12th, 1930 in Cochrane.
Died February 21st, 1974 at 44 years old in St. Catharines (traffic collision).
Eric Liddell
Scottish athlete, sprinter, olympian, protestant missionary (1902-1945).
Born January 16th, 1902 in Tianjin.
Died February 21st, 1945 at 43 years old in Weicheng District (brain cancer).
Frederick Banting
Canadian medical scientist and doctor (1891-1941).
Born November 14th, 1891 in Alliston.
Died February 21st, 1941 at 49 years old in Musgrave Harbour (aviation accident).
Zdzisław Beksiński
Polish artist (1929-2005).
Born February 24th, 1929 in Sanok. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2005 at 75 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Beverley Owen
American actress (1937–2019).
Born May 13th, 1937 in Ottumwa.
Died February 21st, 2019 at 81 years old in Londonderry (cancer). [ref]
Dan Simmons
American novelist (1948–2026).
Born April 4th, 1948 in Peoria.
Died February 21st, 2026 at 77 years old in Longmont. [ref]
Duncan Edwards
English footballer (1936-1958).
Born October 1st, 1936 in Dudley.
Died February 21st, 1958 at 21 years old in Munich (aviation accident).
Clint Hill
U.s. secret service agent (1932–2025).
Born January 4th, 1932 in Larimore.
Died February 21st, 2025 at 93 years old in Belvedere. [ref]
Stanley Donen
American film director and choreographer (1924-2019).
Born April 13th, 1924 in Columbia.
Died February 21st, 2019 at 94 years old in Manhattan (heart failure). [ref]
Margot Fonteyn
British ballerina.
Born May 18th, 1919 in Reigate.
Died February 21st, 1991 at 71 years old in Panama City (ovarian cancer).
Ahmad Shah Qajar
The seventh and last shah of iran qajar (1909–1925).
Born January 21st, 1898 in Tabriz.
Died February 21st, 1930 at 32 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Mary Edwards Walker
American feminist and doctor (1832–1919).
Born November 26th, 1832 in Oswego.
Died February 21st, 1919 at 86 years old in Oswego.
Heinz Hitler
Nephew of adolf hitler (1920–1942).
Born March 14th, 1920 in Magdeburg.
Died February 21st, 1942 at 21 years old in Butyrka prison.
Paul Farmer
American anthropologist, 1959-2022.
Born October 26th, 1959 in North Adams.
Died February 21st, 2022 at 62 years old in Butaro. [ref]
Lynne Marie Stewart
American actress (1946–2025).
Born December 14th, 1946 in Lynwood.
Died February 21st, 2025 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (liver cancer, gallbladder cancer). [ref]
John Charles
Welsh association football player (1931-2004).
Born December 27th, 1931 in Cwmbwrla.
Died February 21st, 2004 at 72 years old in Wakefield (myocardial infarction).
Willie Colón
American musician.
Born April 28th, 1950 in The Bronx.
Died February 21st, 2026 at 75 years old in The Bronx (respiratory failure). [ref]
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I feel monotony and death to be almost the same. Charlotte Brontë