Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
February 21st
198 Notable deaths
Morton Gould
American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist (1913–1996).
Born December 10th, 1913 in Richmond Hill.
Died February 21st, 1996 at 82 years old in Orlando.
Aleksei Yuryevich German
Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer.
Born July 20th, 1938 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 21st, 2013 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg (kidney failure).
Henryk Arctowski
Polish scientist and explorer.
Born July 15th, 1871 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1958 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Wolf Albach-Retty
Austrian actor (1906-1967).
Born May 28th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died February 21st, 1967 at 60 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).
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).
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 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 21st, 1960 at 53 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (iron overload).
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]
Chor Yuen
Hong kong film director, screenwriter and actor (1934–2022).
Born October 8th, 1934 in Guangzhou.
Died February 21st, 2022 at 87 years old in Hong Kong.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 198
Every exit is an entry somewhere else. Tom Stoppard