Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 21

1925  Alfred Baldwin Sloan, composer, dies at 52 on February - 21.   

1926  On February - 21 heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1913), dies at 72   

1938  On February - 21 albert Huybrechts, composer, dies at 39   

1941  Death of Frederick Banting, Canadian physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1891) on this day in history.   

1944  Death of Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-born race car driver (b. 1873) on February - 21.   

1945  On this day in history eric Liddell, Scottish runner (Olympic-gold 1924), dies at 43   

1946  Death of José Streel, Belgian World War II collaborator (b. 1911) on February - 21.   

1948  Frederick Archibald Lamond, composer, dies at 80 on February - 21.   

1949  Ernest Walker, composer, dies at 78 on February - 21.   

1951  Anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Gay Death), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history edwin Franko Goldman, composer, dies at 78   

1958  On this day in history death of duncan Edwards, English footballer (b. 1936)   

1961  On this day in history blaise Cendrars, [Frederic Sauser-Hall], Switz, poet, dies at 73   

1965  On February - 21 death of malcolm X, [Little], black Moslem leader, assassinated in NYC at 39   

1966  Death of Paul Comtois, French Canadian politician (b. 1895) on this day in history.   

1967  On February - 21 death of charles Beaumont, American writer (b. 1929)   

1968  Anthony Asquith, British director (Court Martial), dies at 65 on February - 21.   

1969  Jose de Capriles, Mexican-born US Olympic fencer, dies on February - 21.   

1971  Adolph Weiss, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1972  On February - 21 death of bronislava Nijinska, Polish-Russian ballet dancer (b. 1891)   

1974  On this day in history death of tim Horton, Canadian hockey player (b. 1930)   

1976  Florence Ballard, rocker (Supremes), dies at 32 on this day in history.   

1978  Death of MieczysÅ‚aw Å»ywczyÅ„ski, Polish historian and priest (b. 1901) on this day in history.   

1979  Glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history chester H Lauck, actor (2 Weeks to Live, Goin' to Town), dies at 78   

1982  Death of Murray the K, American impresario and disc jockey (b. 1922) on February - 21.   

1984  Michail A Sholochov, Russian writer (Ocean Don, Nobel 1965), dies on February - 21.   

1985  Eric Herfst, Dutch cabaret performer (Floris), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1986  Death of Shigechiyo Izumi, Japanese sugarcane farmer, also the world's oldest man ever (b. 1865) on this day in history.   

1989  Death of Alex Thépot, French footballer (b. 1906) on February - 21.   

1991  Margot Fonteyn, ballerina (1st lady of British Ballet), dies at 71 on February - 21.   

1992  On this day in history eva A Jessye, US singer/actress (Eva Jessye Choir), dies at 97   

1993  Ferrucci Lamborghini, car maker (Lamborghini), dies at 76 on February - 21.   

1994  On February - 21 frederick Edward Nicklin, architect, dies at 68   

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1417  Louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt) was born on this day in history.   

1484  Joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution) was born on February - 21.   

1556  Sethus Calvisius, composer was born on February - 21.   

1674  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1675  On February - 21 birth of franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750)   

1684  On this day in history birth of justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator)   

1690  Christoph Stoltzenberg, composer was born on February - 21.   

1705  Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781) was born on February - 21.