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February 21st
205 Notable deaths
Fali Sam Nariman
Indian politician.
Born January 10th, 1929 in Yangon.
Died February 21st, 2024 at 95 years old in New Delhi.
Louis Hayward
British actor born in south africa.
Born March 19th, 1909 in Johannesburg. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1985 at 75 years old in Palm Springs (cancer, lung cancer). [ref]
Khalil Fong
Hong kong singer (1983–2025).
Born July 14th, 1983 in Kauai County.
Died February 21st, 2025 at 41 years old in Dali. [ref]
Kurt Eisner
German politician and journalist (1867-1919).
Born May 14th, 1867 in Berlin.
Died February 21st, 1919 at 51 years old in Munich. [ref]
Kenneth Nichols
United states army officer and engineer.
Born November 13th, 1907 in Cleveland.
Died February 21st, 2000 at 92 years old in Bethesda.
Mikhail Sholokhov
Soviet writer (1905-1984).
Born May 24th, 1905 in Kruzhilin. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1984 at 78 years old in Vyoshenskaya (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop trumpeter (1920–2015).
Born December 14th, 1920 in St. Louis.
Died February 21st, 2015 at 94 years old in Pine Bluff (diabetes).
Gertrude B. Elion
American biochemist and pharmacologist (1918–1999).
Born January 23rd, 1918 in New York.
Died February 21st, 1999 at 81 years old in Chapel Hill.
Harvey Kurtzman
American cartoonist (1924–1993).
Born October 3rd, 1924 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1993 at 68 years old in New York City (liver cancer). [ref]
Evan Mecham
American politician and businessman (1924-2008).
Born May 12th, 1924 in Duchesne.
Died February 21st, 2008 at 83 years old in Phoenix (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius