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February 21st
198 Notable deaths
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]
Amancio Amaro
Spanish footballer (1939–2023).
Born October 16th, 1939 in A Coruña.
Died February 21st, 2023 at 83 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Mary Lasker
American health activist, art collector and founder of lasker awards (1900-1994).
Born November 30th, 1900 in Watertown. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1994 at 93 years old in Greenwich. [ref]
Waldemar de Brito
Brazilian footballer (1913-1979).
Born May 17th, 1913 in São Paulo.
Died February 21st, 1979 at 65 years old in São Paulo.
Nadja Tiller
Austrian actress (1929–2023).
Born March 16th, 1929 in Vienna.
Died February 21st, 2023 at 93 years old in Hamburg, Augustinum Hamburg. [ref]
Virginia Biddle
American performer (1910–2003).
Born December 17th, 1910 in Topeka. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2003 at 92 years old in Old Saybrook. [ref]
Wilton G. S. Sankawulo
Writer and president of liberia (1937-2009).
Born July 26th, 1937 in Liberia.
Died February 21st, 2009 at 71 years old in Monrovia. [ref]
Eugène Tisserant
French cardinal.
Born March 4th, 1884 in Nancy. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1972 at 87 years old in Albano Laziale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yona Friedman
Hungarian-born french architect.
Born June 5th, 1923 in Budapest. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2020 at 96 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 198
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot