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February 21st
206 Notable deaths
Eugène Tisserant
French cardinal (1884–1972).
Born March 4th, 1884 in Nancy. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1972 at 87 years old in Rome, Albano Laziale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yona Friedman
Hungarian-born french architect.
Born June 5th, 1923 in Budapest. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2020 at 96 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Sue Casey
American actress (1926-2019).
Born April 8th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died February 21st, 2019 at 92 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
George Charles Beresford
British photographer and author (1864-1938).
Born July 10th, 1864 in County Leitrim. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1938 at 73 years old in Brighton.
Desmond Connell
Catholic cardinal (1926-2017).
Born March 24th, 1926 in Dublin.
Died February 21st, 2017 at 90 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Stanisław Skrowaczewski
Polish composer and conductor (1923-2017).
Born October 3rd, 1923 in Lviv.
Died February 21st, 2017 at 93 years old in St. Louis Park. [ref]
Lisel Mueller
German-american poet and translator (1924-2020).
Born February 8th, 1924 in Hamburg.
Died February 21st, 2020 at 96 years old in Chicago (pneumonia). [ref]
Mart Stam
Dutch architect (1899–1986).
Born August 5th, 1899 in Purmerend. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1986 at 86 years old in Goldach. [ref]
Petro Hryhorenko
Ukrainian soviet dissident, general (1907–1987).
Born October 16th, 1907 in Borysivka.
Died February 21st, 1987 at 79 years old in New York City.
Homa Darabi
Iranian activist.
Born January 1st, 1940 in Tehran.
Died February 21st, 1994 at 54 years old in Tehran (self-immolation).
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