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February 21st
198 Notable deaths
Brunella Bovo
Italian actress.
Born March 4th, 1932 in Padua.
Died February 21st, 2017 at 84 years old in Rome (pneumonia). [ref]
Anders Beer Wilse
Norwegian photographer.
Born June 12th, 1865 in Flekkefjord. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1949 at 83 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Peter Tatsuo Doi
Japanese cardinal of the roman catholic church (1892–1970).
Born December 22nd, 1892 in Sendai.
Died February 21st, 1970 at 77 years old in Tokyo.
Luis Martín-Santos
Spanish writer and psychiatrist (1924–1964).
Born November 11th, 1924 in Larache.
Died February 21st, 1964 at 39 years old in Vitoria-Gasteiz (traffic collision).
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.
Ignatius Antony II Hayyek
Patriarch of antioch (1910-2007).
Born September 14th, 1910 in Aleppo.
Died February 21st, 2007 at 96 years old in Beirut.
Don Laz
American pole vaulter.
Born May 17th, 1929 in Chicago.
Died February 21st, 1996 at 66 years old in Champaign.
Abdul Waheed
Indian field hockey player (1936–2022).
Born November 30th, 1936 in Rajpur.
Died February 21st, 2022 at 85 years old in Lahore. [ref]
Scott Pembroke
Film director, actor, screenwriter (1889-1951).
Born September 13th, 1889 in San Francisco.
Died February 21st, 1951 at 61 years old in Pasadena.
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)