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February 21st
206 Notable deaths
Sergey Averintsev
Russian historian (1937-2004).
Born December 10th, 1937 in Moscow.
Died February 21st, 2004 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Arthur Cook
American sport shooter.
Born March 19th, 1928 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 21st, 2021 at 92 years old in Rockville. [ref]
Mahmoud Mokhtar El-Tetsh
Egyptian association football player (1905–1965).
Born December 23rd, 1907 in Cairo.
Died February 21st, 1965 at 57 years old in Cairo.
Charles Jacobs
American pole vaulter (1886–1971).
Born February 18th, 1886 in Madison.
Died February 21st, 1971 at 85 years old in Detroit. [ref]
Mario Lanzi
Italian athletics competitor (1914–1980).
Born October 10th, 1914 in Castelletto sopra Ticino.
Died February 21st, 1980 at 65 years old in Schio.
Svava Jakobsdóttir
Icelandic author and feminist politician (1930-2004).
Born October 4th, 1930 in Neskaupstaður.
Died February 21st, 2004 at 73 years old in Reykjavík.
André Dufraisse
Racing cyclist (1926-2021).
Born June 30th, 1926 in Razès. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2021 at 94 years old in Limoges. [ref]
Baboo Nimal
Field hockey player (1908-1998).
Born March 15th, 1908 in Khadki.
Died February 21st, 1998 at 89 years old
Frederick Keeping
British racing cyclist.
Born November 10th, 1867 in Pennington.
Died February 21st, 1950 at 82 years old in Lymington.
Joaquín Dicenta
Spanish writer (1862-1917).
Born February 3rd, 1862 in Calatayud.
Died February 21st, 1917 at 55 years old in Alicante.
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