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February 21st
198 Notable deaths
Vahagn Davtyan
Armenian writer.
Born August 15th, 1922 in Arapgir.
Died February 21st, 1996 at 73 years old in Yerevan.
Konstantin Leselidze
Soviet general (1903–1944).
Born October 15th, 1903 in Ozurgeti.
Died February 21st, 1944 at 40 years old in Moscow (influenza).
Custódio Pinto
Portuguese footballer (1942-2004).
Born February 9th, 1942 in Montijo.
Died February 21st, 2004 at 62 years old in Gondomar.
Sergey Averintsev
Russian historian (1937-2004).
Born December 10th, 1937 in Moscow.
Died February 21st, 2004 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Arthur Cook
American sport shooter.
Born March 19th, 1928 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 21st, 2021 at 92 years old in Rockville. [ref]
Mahmoud Mokhtar El-Tetsh
Egyptian association football player (1905–1965).
Born December 23rd, 1907 in Cairo.
Died February 21st, 1965 at 57 years old in Cairo.
Charles Jacobs
American pole vaulter (1886–1971).
Born February 18th, 1886 in Madison.
Died February 21st, 1971 at 85 years old in Detroit. [ref]
Mario Lanzi
Italian athletics competitor (1914–1980).
Born October 10th, 1914 in Castelletto sopra Ticino.
Died February 21st, 1980 at 65 years old in Schio.
Svava Jakobsdóttir
Icelandic author and feminist politician (1930-2004).
Born October 4th, 1930 in Neskaupstaður.
Died February 21st, 2004 at 73 years old in Reykjavík.
André Dufraisse
Racing cyclist (1926-2021).
Born June 30th, 1926 in Razès. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2021 at 94 years old in Limoges. [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 198
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