February 21st
206 Notable deaths
Paul Radin
American anthropologist.
Born April 2nd, 1883 in Łódź. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1959 at 75 years old in New York City. [ref]
Jacek Karpiński
Polish computer scientist.
Born April 9th, 1927 in Turin.
Died February 21st, 2010 at 82 years old in Wrocław. [ref]
Ziya Bunyadov
Azerbaijani historian (1921-1997).
Born December 24th, 1921 in Astara.
Died February 21st, 1997 at 75 years old in Baku.
Luis Pardo
Chilean naval officer (1882–1935).
Born September 20th, 1882 in Santiago.
Died February 21st, 1935 at 52 years old in Santiago.
Karel Kosik
Czech philosopher, literary theorist and university educator.
Born June 26th, 1926 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2003 at 76 years old in Prague. [ref]
Stephen M. White
American politician (1853–1901).
Born January 19th, 1853 in San Francisco.
Died February 21st, 1901 at 48 years old in Los Angeles.
Hideo Itokawa
Japanese scientist.
Born July 20th, 1912 in Tokyo.
Died February 21st, 1999 at 86 years old in Maruko.
Kara Braxton
American basketball player.
Born February 18th, 1983 in Jackson.
Died February 21st, 2026 at 43 years old in Atlanta (traffic collision). [ref]
Hans-Dieter Sues
German-born u.s. paleontologist.
Born January 13th, 1956 in Rheydt.
Died February 21st, 2026 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Aleksei Gubarev
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born March 29th, 1931 in Gvardeytsy village.
Died February 21st, 2015 at 83 years old in Moscow.
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All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young