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February 21st
183 Notable deaths
Stefan Terlezki
British politician (1927-2006).
Born October 29th, 1927 in Ukraine.
Died February 21st, 2006 at 78 years old [ref]
Luis Martín-Santos
Spanish writer and psychiatrist.
Born November 11th, 1924 in Larache. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1964 at 39 years old in Vitoria-Gasteiz (traffic collision). [ref]
Johannes Semper
Estonian writer and politician (1892-1970).
Born March 22nd, 1892 in Tarvastu Rural Municipality. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1970 at 77 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Theodore Thurston Geer
American politician (1851-1924).
Born March 12th, 1851 in Salem.
Died February 21st, 1924 at 72 years old in Portland.
Jørgen Leschly Sørensen
Danish footballer (1922-1999).
Born September 24th, 1922 in Odense.
Died February 21st, 1999 at 76 years old in Odense.
Vahagn Davtyan
Armenian writer.
Born August 15th, 1922 in Arapgir.
Died February 21st, 1996 at 73 years old in Yerevan.
Don Laz
American pole vaulter.
Born May 17th, 1929 in Chicago.
Died February 21st, 1996 at 66 years old in Champaign.
Abdul Waheed
Pakistani field hockey player.
Born November 30th, 1936 in Rajpur.
Died February 21st, 2022 at 85 years old in Lahore. [ref]
Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi
Pakistani scholar.
Born October 17th, 1927 in Saharanpur.
Died February 21st, 2025 at 97 years old in Karachi. [ref]
Konstantin Leselidze
Soviet general.
Born October 15th, 1903 in Ozurgeti.
Died February 21st, 1944 at 40 years old in Moscow (influenza).
Deaths 141 to 150 of 183
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