Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 21

1925  On this day in history alfred Baldwin Sloan, composer, dies at 52   

1926  Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1913), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history albert Huybrechts, composer, dies at 39   

1941  On this day in history death of frederick Banting, Canadian physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1891)   

1944  On this day in history death of ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-born race car driver (b. 1873)   

1945  On February - 21 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 this day in history.   

1949  Ernest Walker, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Gay Death), dies at 63   

1956  On February - 21 edwin Franko Goldman, composer, dies at 78   

1958  Death of Duncan Edwards, English footballer (b. 1936) on this day in history.   

1961  On February - 21 blaise Cendrars, [Frederic Sauser-Hall], Switz, poet, dies at 73   

1965  Death of Malcolm X, [Little], black Moslem leader, assassinated in NYC at 39 on this day in history.   

1966  Death of Paul Comtois, French Canadian politician (b. 1895) on February - 21.   

1967  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 February - 21.   

1978  On February - 21 death of mieczysÅ‚aw Å»ywczyÅ„ski, Polish historian and priest (b. 1901)   

1979  Glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies on February - 21.   

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

1982  On this day in history death of murray the K, American impresario and disc jockey (b. 1922)   

1984  Michail A Sholochov, Russian writer (Ocean Don, Nobel 1965), dies on this day in history.   

1985  On February - 21 eric Herfst, Dutch cabaret performer (Floris), dies at 47   

1986  Death of Shigechiyo Izumi, Japanese sugarcane farmer, also the world's oldest man ever (b. 1865) on February - 21.   

1989  On February - 21 death of alex Thépot, French footballer (b. 1906)   

1991  Margot Fonteyn, ballerina (1st lady of British Ballet), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1992  On February - 21 eva A Jessye, US singer/actress (Eva Jessye Choir), dies at 97   

1993  On February - 21 ferrucci Lamborghini, car maker (Lamborghini), dies at 76   

1994  Frederick Edward Nicklin, architect, dies at 68 on February - 21.   

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1417  On February - 21 birth of louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt)   

1484  Joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution) was born on this day in history.   

1556  On February - 21 birth of sethus Calvisius, composer   

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

1675  On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750)   

1684  Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator) was born on February - 21.   

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

1705  Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781) was born on this day in history.