February 21st
255 Notable deaths
Abdul Waheed
Indian field hockey player (1936–2022).
Born November 30th, 1936 in Rajpur.
Died February 21st, 2022 at 85 years old in Lahore. [ref]
Scott Pembroke
Film director, actor, screenwriter (1889-1951).
Born September 13th, 1889 in San Francisco.
Died February 21st, 1951 at 61 years old in Pasadena.
Vahagn Davtyan
Armenian writer.
Born August 15th, 1922 in Arapgir.
Died February 21st, 1996 at 73 years old in Yerevan.
Konstantin Leselidze
Soviet general (1903–1944).
Born October 15th, 1903 in Ozurgeti.
Died February 21st, 1944 at 40 years old in Moscow (influenza).
Thereza Dillwyn Llewelyn
Welsh photographer and astronomer (1834-1926).
Born May 3rd, 1834 in Penllergaer. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1926 at 91 years old in Wiltshire.
Custódio Pinto
Portuguese footballer (1942-2004).
Born February 9th, 1942 in Montijo.
Died February 21st, 2004 at 62 years old in Gondomar.
Sergey Averintsev
Russian historian (1937-2004).
Born December 10th, 1937 in Moscow.
Died February 21st, 2004 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Arthur Cook
American sport shooter.
Born March 19th, 1928 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 21st, 2021 at 92 years old in Rockville. [ref]
Mahmoud Mokhtar El-Tetsh
Egyptian association football player (1905–1965).
Born December 23rd, 1907 in Cairo.
Died February 21st, 1965 at 57 years old in Cairo.
Charles Jacobs
American pole vaulter (1886–1971).
Born February 18th, 1886 in Madison.
Died February 21st, 1971 at 85 years old in Detroit. [ref]
Mario Lanzi
Italian athletics competitor (1914–1980).
Born October 10th, 1914 in Castelletto sopra Ticino.
Died February 21st, 1980 at 65 years old in Schio.
Svava Jakobsdóttir
Icelandic author and feminist politician (1930-2004).
Born October 4th, 1930 in Neskaupstaður.
Died February 21st, 2004 at 73 years old in Reykjavík.
Emil Hübner
German classical philologist and epigrapher (1834-1901).
Born July 7th, 1834 in Düsseldorf.
Died February 21st, 1901 at 66 years old in Berlin.
André Dufraisse
Racing cyclist (1926-2021).
Born June 30th, 1926 in Razès. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2021 at 94 years old in Limoges. [ref]
Émile Senart
French indologist.
Born March 26th, 1847 in Reims.
Died February 21st, 1928 at 80 years old in Paris.
Baboo Nimal
Field hockey player (1908-1998).
Born March 15th, 1908 in Khadki.
Died February 21st, 1998 at 89 years old
Frederick Keeping
British racing cyclist (1867–1950).
Born August 11th, 1867 in Pennington.
Died February 21st, 1950 at 82 years old in Lymington.
Rino Della Negra
French footballer and resistance member (1923-1944).
Born August 18th, 1923 in Vimy.
Died February 21st, 1944 at 20 years old in Fort Mont-Valérien (gunshot wound).
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.
Mykhaylo Koman
Association football player (1928-2015).
Born April 1st, 1928 in Ľubotín.
Died February 21st, 2015 at 86 years old in Kyiv.
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.
Emerico Amari
Italian jurist and politician (1810-1870).
Born May 10th, 1810 in Palermo.
Died February 21st, 1870 at 59 years old in Palermo.
John Emery
Canadian bobsledder (1932–2022).
Born January 4th, 1932 in Montreal.
Died February 21st, 2022 at 90 years old [ref]
Lyudmila Shishova
Fencer (1940–2004).
Born June 1st, 1940 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died February 21st, 2004 at 63 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.
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My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur