February 21st
198 Notable deaths
Ziya Bunyadov
Azerbaijani historian (1921-1997).
Born December 24th, 1921 in Astara.
Died February 21st, 1997 at 75 years old in Baku.
Luis Pardo
Chilean naval officer (1882–1935).
Born September 20th, 1882 in Santiago.
Died February 21st, 1935 at 52 years old in Santiago.
Karel Kosik
Czech philosopher, literary theorist and university educator.
Born June 26th, 1926 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2003 at 76 years old in Prague. [ref]
Stephen M. White
American politician (1853–1901).
Born January 19th, 1853 in San Francisco.
Died February 21st, 1901 at 48 years old in Los Angeles.
Hideo Itokawa
Japanese scientist.
Born July 20th, 1912 in Tokyo.
Died February 21st, 1999 at 86 years old in Maruko.
Aleksei Gubarev
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born March 29th, 1931 in Gvardeytsy village.
Died February 21st, 2015 at 83 years old in Moscow.
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]
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan