February 21st
183 Notable deaths
John Maxwell
British army officer and colonial governor (1859-1929).
Born July 11th, 1859 in Liverpool.
Died February 21st, 1929 at 69 years old in Cape Town.
Ren Ōsugi
Japanese actor (1951-2018).
Born September 27th, 1951 in Komatsushima.
Died February 21st, 2018 at 66 years old in Chiba Prefecture (myocardial infarction).
Kenneth Nichols
United states army officer and engineer.
Born November 13th, 1907 in Cleveland.
Died February 21st, 2000 at 92 years old in Bethesda.
Chor Yuen
Hong kong film director and actor.
Born October 8th, 1934 in Guangzhou.
Died February 21st, 2022 at 87 years old
Missak Manouchian
Armenian resistance fighter and poet (1906-1944).
Born September 1st, 1906 in Adıyaman. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1944 at 37 years old in Fort Mont-Valérien (gunshot wound).
Roger Guillemin
French-american neuroscientist (1924–2024).
Born January 11th, 1924 in Dijon. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2024 at 100 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Afonso, Duke of Oporto
Prince of portugal, duke of oporto.
Born July 31st, 1865 in Palace of Ajuda.
Died February 21st, 1920 at 54 years old in Naples.
Jacques Becker
French screenwriter and film director (1906-1960).
Born September 15th, 1906 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1960 at 53 years old in Paris. [ref]
Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Cuban writer.
Born April 22nd, 1929 in Gibara. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2005 at 75 years old in London (sepsis). [ref]
Emmanuel Sanon
Haitian footballer and manager (1951-2008).
Born June 25th, 1951 in Port-au-Prince.
Died February 21st, 2008 at 56 years old in Orlando (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 183
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes