February 21st
183 Notable deaths
Gertrude B. Elion
American biochemist and pharmacologist.
Born January 23rd, 1918 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1999 at 81 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Kurt Eisner
German politician and journalist (1867-1919).
Born May 14th, 1867 in Berlin.
Died February 21st, 1919 at 51 years old in Munich. [ref]
Mikhail Sholokhov
Soviet writer (1905-1984).
Born May 24th, 1905 in Kruzhilin. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1984 at 78 years old in Vyoshenskaya (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Evan Mecham
American politician and businessman (1924-2008).
Born May 12th, 1924 in Duchesne.
Died February 21st, 2008 at 83 years old in Phoenix (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Harvey Kurtzman
American cartoonist.
Born October 3rd, 1924 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1993 at 68 years old in New York City (liver cancer). [ref]
Johannes Steinhoff
German world war ii fighter pilot and general of the bundeswehr.
Born September 15th, 1913 in Bottendorf.
Died February 21st, 1994 at 80 years old in Pech.
Aranmula Ponnamma
Indian actress.
Born April 8th, 1915 in Aranmula.
Died February 21st, 2011 at 95 years old in Thiruvananthapuram. [ref]
Gershom Scholem
German-born israeli philosopher and historian (1897-1982).
Born December 5th, 1897 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1982 at 84 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
Dutch physicist, nobel prize winner (1853-1926).
Born September 21st, 1853 in Groningen. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1926 at 72 years old in Leiden. [ref]
Ilmari Juutilainen
Finnish flying ace.
Born February 21st, 1914 in Lieksa. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1999 at 85 years old in Tuusula.
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Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene