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February 21st
206 Notable deaths
Tai Chi-tao
Chinese politician (1891-1949).
Born January 6th, 1891 in Guanghan.
Died February 21st, 1949 at 58 years old in Guangzhou (drug overdose).
Fred Mace
Actor (1878-1917).
Born August 22nd, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died February 21st, 1917 at 38 years old in New York City (stroke).
Bruce Millan
British politician (1927–2013).
Born October 5th, 1927 in Dundee.
Died February 21st, 2013 at 85 years old in Southern General Hospital (bronchopneumonia).
Vladimir Motyl
Soviet theater and film director (1927-2010).
Born June 26th, 1927 in Liepieĺ. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2010 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi
Pakistani scholar.
Born October 17th, 1927 in Saharanpur.
Died February 21st, 2025 at 97 years old in Karachi. [ref]
Frederic Lamond
Scottish pianist and composer (1868–1948).
Born January 28th, 1868 in Glasgow.
Died February 21st, 1948 at 80 years old in Stirling.
Eddie Thomson
Scottish association football player and manager (1947–2003).
Born February 25th, 1947 in Rosewell.
Died February 21st, 2003 at 55 years old in Sydney (lymphoma).
Ioan James
British mathematician.
Born May 23rd, 1928 in Croydon.
Died February 21st, 2025 at 96 years old [ref]
Angelica Rozeanu
Romanian table tennis player (1921–2006).
Born October 15th, 1921 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2006 at 84 years old in Haifa (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Antonio Díaz-Miguel
Spanish basketball player.
Born July 2nd, 1934 in Alcázar de San Juan.
Died February 21st, 2000 at 65 years old in Madrid (cancer).
Deaths 121 to 130 of 206
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