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February 21st
198 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 198
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