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February 21st
198 Notable deaths
Frederick Keeping
British racing cyclist.
Born November 10th, 1867 in Pennington.
Died February 21st, 1950 at 82 years old in Lymington.
Joaquín Dicenta
Spanish writer (1862-1917).
Born February 3rd, 1862 in Calatayud.
Died February 21st, 1917 at 55 years old in Alicante.
István Bárány
Swimmer (1907–1995).
Born December 20th, 1907 in Eger.
Died February 21st, 1995 at 87 years old in Budapest.
Carl Patsch
Austrian slavist, archaeologist and historian (1865–1945).
Born September 14th, 1865 in Kovač.
Died February 21st, 1945 at 79 years old in Vienna.
John Emery
Canadian bobsledder (1932–2022).
Born January 4th, 1932 in Montreal.
Died February 21st, 2022 at 90 years old [ref]
Lyudmila Shishova
Fencer.
Born June 1st, 1940 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died February 21st, 2003 at 62 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.
José Lebrún Moratinos
Catholic cardinal.
Born March 19th, 1919 in Puerto Cabello.
Died February 21st, 2001 at 81 years old in Caracas.
Wálter Guimarães
Brazilian footballer (1912-1979).
Born March 21st, 1912 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died February 21st, 1979 at 66 years old
Hagar Olsson
Finnish writer (1893-1978).
Born September 16th, 1893 in Kustavi.
Died February 21st, 1978 at 84 years old in Helsinki.
Irma Christenson
Swedish actress (1915-1993).
Born January 14th, 1915 in Hunnebostrand.
Died February 21st, 1993 at 78 years old in Oscar Parish.
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