Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 21

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

1926  On this day in history heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1913), dies at 72   

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 February - 21 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  On this day in history death of josé Streel, Belgian World War II collaborator (b. 1911)   

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

1949  On February - 21 ernest Walker, composer, dies at 78   

1951  On February - 21 anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Gay Death), dies at 63   

1956  Edwin Franko Goldman, composer, dies at 78 on February - 21.   

1958  Death of Duncan Edwards, English footballer (b. 1936) on February - 21.   

1961  Blaise Cendrars, [Frederic Sauser-Hall], Switz, poet, dies at 73 on February - 21.   

1965  On this day in history death of malcolm X, [Little], black Moslem leader, assassinated in NYC at 39   

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 this day in history.   

1969  Jose de Capriles, Mexican-born US Olympic fencer, dies on this day in history.   

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 February - 21 florence Ballard, rocker (Supremes), dies at 32   

1978  Death of MieczysÅ‚aw Å»ywczyÅ„ski, Polish historian and priest (b. 1901) on February - 21.   

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

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

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 February - 21.   

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

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1417  On February - 21 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  Sethus Calvisius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1674  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer was born on February - 21.   

1675  Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750) was born on February - 21.   

1684  On February - 21 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 this day in history.