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Who died on 21 February?

Celebrities who died on 21 February

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Oldest

101 years, 7 months, 7 days

Youngest

32 years, 21 days

Born first

4 November 1885

Died first

21 February 1944

Born last

8 February 1990

Died last

21 February 2023

American human rights activist Malcolm X

Malcolm X

American human rights activist

1965
American Christian evangelist Billy Graham

Billy Graham

American Christian evangelist

2018
American film director and choreographer Stanley Donen

Stanley Donen

American film director and choreographer

2019
politician, jurist, and diplomat from the U.S. state of Kentucky John Sherman Cooper

John Sherman Cooper

politician, jurist, and diplomat from the U.S. state of Kentucky

1991
American musician, singer and actor Peter Tork

Peter Tork

American musician, singer and actor

2019
Scottish athlete, sprinter, Olympian, Protestant missionary Eric Liddell

Eric Liddell

Scottish athlete, sprinter, Olympian, Protestant missionary

1945
American anthropologist, 1959-2022 Paul Farmer

Paul Farmer

American anthropologist, 1959-2022

2022
Austrian actress  Nadja Tiller

Nadja Tiller

Austrian actress

2023
Welsh footballer John Charles

John Charles

Welsh footballer

2004
American actress Beverley Owen

Beverley Owen

American actress

2019
American actress  Sue Casey

Sue Casey

American actress

2019
Mexican actress María Luisa Alcalá

María Luisa Alcalá

Mexican actress

2016
comic book author, designer, publicist and illustrator Miguel Angel Gallardo

Miguel Angel Gallardo

comic book author, designer, publicist and illustrator

2022
Indian politician Mekapati Goutham Reddy

Mekapati Goutham Reddy

Indian politician

2022
Canadian silversmith and goldsmith Lois Betteridge

Lois Betteridge

Canadian silversmith and goldsmith

2020
20th century Maltese philosopher Giuseppe Mifsud Bonnici

Giuseppe Mifsud Bonnici

20th century Maltese philosopher

2019
Italian actress Brunella Bovo

Brunella Bovo

Italian actress

2017
Soviet writer Michail Sholokhov

Michail Sholokhov

Soviet writer

1984
English ballerina Margot Fonteyn

Margot Fonteyn

English ballerina

1992
Dutch philosopher Michiel Wielema

Michiel Wielema

Dutch philosopher

2018
Indian Actor Om Prakash

Om Prakash

Indian Actor

1998
British actor born in South Africa Louis Hayward

Louis Hayward

British actor born in South Africa

1985
Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and actor  Chor Yuen

Chor Yuen

Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and actor

2022
American Yoga Instructor Tao Porchon-Lynch

Tao Porchon-Lynch

American Yoga Instructor

2020
American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist Morton Gould

Morton Gould

American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist

1996
Croatian handball player Zlatko Saračević

Zlatko Saračević

Croatian handball player

2021
American baseball player and coach George Strickland

George Strickland

American baseball player and coach

2010
American football player  Doug Wilkerson

Doug Wilkerson

American football player

2021
Cuban writer Guillermo Cabrera Infante

Guillermo Cabrera Infante

Cuban writer

2005
Canadian ice hockey player Phil Maloney

Phil Maloney

Canadian ice hockey player

2020
Pakistani revolutionary Lal Khan

Lal Khan

Pakistani revolutionary

2020
German operatic soprano Hilde Zadek

Hilde Zadek

German operatic soprano

2019
American baseball player Wilmer Mizell

Wilmer Mizell

American baseball player

1999
Hungarian writer Sándor Márai

Sándor Márai

Hungarian writer

1989
Japanese actor Ren Ōsugi

Ren Ōsugi

Japanese actor

2018
American baseball player Slicker Parks

Slicker Parks

American baseball player

1978
American blues musician Magic Slim

Magic Slim

American blues musician

2013
Player of American football Henry Jordan

Henry Jordan

Player of American football

1977
American politician  Katie Hurley

Katie Hurley

American politician

2021
American baseball player Jack Enzenroth

Jack Enzenroth

American baseball player

1944
American singer  Ernie Andrews

Ernie Andrews

American singer

2022
Chinese earth scientist and polar explorer E Dongchen

E Dongchen

Chinese earth scientist and polar explorer

2019
actress Priscilla Bonner

Priscilla Bonner

actress

1996
British mathematician Andrew Ranicki

Andrew Ranicki

British mathematician

2018
former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa John R. Schmidhauser

John R. Schmidhauser

former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa

2018
researcher Celeste Sánchez-Romero

Celeste Sánchez-Romero

researcher

2022
American stage and film actress Ina Claire

Ina Claire

American stage and film actress

1985
Mexican actress Fannie Kauffman

Fannie Kauffman

Mexican actress

2009