Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 21

1925  On February - 21 alfred Baldwin Sloan, composer, dies at 52   

1926  Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1913), dies at 72 on February - 21.   

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 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 this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history frederick Archibald Lamond, composer, dies at 80   

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 February - 21 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  Death of Malcolm X, [Little], black Moslem leader, assassinated in NYC at 39 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history death of paul Comtois, French Canadian politician (b. 1895)   

1967  On this day in history death of charles Beaumont, American writer (b. 1929)   

1968  On February - 21 anthony Asquith, British director (Court Martial), dies at 65   

1969  On February - 21 jose de Capriles, Mexican-born US Olympic fencer, dies   

1971  On this day in history adolph Weiss, composer, dies at 79   

1972  On this day in history death of bronislava Nijinska, Polish-Russian ballet dancer (b. 1891)   

1974  Death of Tim Horton, Canadian hockey player (b. 1930) on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history florence Ballard, rocker (Supremes), dies at 32   

1978  On this day in history death of mieczysÅ‚aw Å»ywczyÅ„ski, Polish historian and priest (b. 1901)   

1979  On this day in history glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies   

1980  Chester H Lauck, actor (2 Weeks to Live, Goin' to Town), dies at 78 on February - 21.   

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

1984  On February - 21 michail A Sholochov, Russian writer (Ocean Don, Nobel 1965), dies   

1985  On this day in history eric Herfst, Dutch cabaret performer (Floris), dies at 47   

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

1989  On this day in history death of alex Thépot, French footballer (b. 1906)   

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 this day in history frederick Edward Nicklin, architect, dies at 68   

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1417  On this day in history birth of louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt)   

1484  On this day in history birth of joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution)   

1556  On this day in history birth of sethus Calvisius, composer   

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 February - 21 birth of justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator)   

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

1705  On February - 21 birth of edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781)