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February 21st
206 Notable deaths
Choe Kwang
North korean politician (1918-1997).
Born July 17th, 1918 in Rason.
Died February 21st, 1997 at 78 years old in Pyongyang (myocardial infarction).
Josef Posipal
German footballer (1927-1997).
Born June 20th, 1927 in Lugoj.
Died February 21st, 1997 at 69 years old in Hamburg (heart failure).
Ferenc Szisz
Grand prix driver (1873-1944).
Born September 20th, 1873 in Szeghalom.
Died February 21st, 1944 at 70 years old in Auffargis.
Itzik Manger
Israeli yiddish poet (1901-1969).
Born May 30th, 1901 in Chernivtsi.
Died February 21st, 1969 at 67 years old in Gedera. [ref]
Violet Archer
Canadian classical music composer (1913-2000).
Born April 24th, 1913 in Montreal. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2000 at 86 years old in Ottawa. [ref]
Ekvtime Takaishvili
Historian (1863–1953).
Born January 5th, 1862 in Likhauri.
Died February 21st, 1953 at 91 years old in Tbilisi.
Sven Ivar Seldinger
Swedish physician.
Born April 19th, 1921 in Mora. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1998 at 76 years old in Mora. [ref]
William K. Howard
American film director.
Born June 16th, 1899 in St. Marys. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1954 at 54 years old in Los Angeles.
Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen
Danish sculptor, author of the equestrian statue of king christian ix.
Born June 21st, 1863 in Sønder Stenderup.
Died February 21st, 1945 at 81 years old in Copenhagen.
Isaac Jacob Schoenberg
American mathematician.
Born April 21st, 1903 in Galați.
Died February 21st, 1990 at 86 years old in Madison.
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