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February 21st
206 Notable deaths
Missak Manouchian
Armenian resistance fighter and poet (1906-1944).
Born September 1st, 1906 in Adıyaman. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1944 at 37 years old in Fort Mont-Valérien (gunshot wound).
Bart Howard
American composer and musician.
Born June 1st, 1915 in Burlington.
Died February 21st, 2004 at 88 years old in Carmel.
Morton Gould
American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist (1913–1996).
Born December 10th, 1913 in Richmond Hill.
Died February 21st, 1996 at 82 years old in Orlando.
Aleksei Yuryevich German
Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer.
Born July 20th, 1938 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 21st, 2013 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg (kidney failure).
Henryk Arctowski
Polish scientist and explorer.
Born July 15th, 1871 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1958 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Wolf Albach-Retty
Austrian actor (1906-1967).
Born May 28th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died February 21st, 1967 at 60 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).
John Maxwell
British army officer and colonial governor (1859-1929).
Born July 11th, 1859 in Liverpool.
Died February 21st, 1929 at 69 years old in Cape Town.
Ren Ōsugi
Japanese actor (1951-2018).
Born September 27th, 1951 in Komatsushima.
Died February 21st, 2018 at 66 years old in Chiba Prefecture (myocardial infarction).
Afonso, Duke of Oporto
Prince of portugal, duke of oporto.
Born July 31st, 1865 in Palace of Ajuda.
Died February 21st, 1920 at 54 years old in Naples.
Jacques Becker
French screenwriter and film director (1906-1960).
Born September 15th, 1906 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 21st, 1960 at 53 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (iron overload).
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