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February 21st
205 Notable deaths
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]
Eric Melrose Brown
British aviator, royal navy officer, test pilot, author (1919–2016).
Born January 21st, 1919 in Leith.
Died February 21st, 2016 at 97 years old in Redhill (pneumonia).
Kenneth Arrow
American economist (1921-2017).
Born August 23rd, 1921 in New York City.
Died February 21st, 2017 at 95 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Augusto Nicolás Calderón Sandino
Nicaraguan revolutionary (1895-1934).
Born May 18th, 1895 in Niquinohomo.
Died February 21st, 1934 at 38 years old in Managua.
Howard Florey
Australian pathologist (1898-1968).
Born September 24th, 1898 in Adelaide.
Died February 21st, 1968 at 69 years old in Oxford (myocardial infarction).
Simone Segouin
French resistance fighter (1925–2023).
Born October 3rd, 1925 in Thivars. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2023 at 97 years old in Courville-sur-Eure. [ref]
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Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace