1871 – Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76
1896 – Arsène Houssaye, French novelist and poet, dies at 80
1920 – Ludwig Rubiner, German poet and essayist, dies at 38
1933 – Princess Thyra, daughter of Christian IX of Denmark (b. 1853)
1960 – Aleksandar Belic, Serbian linguist, dies at 83
1973 – Mary Finney, American actress (Honestly Celeste), dies at 68
2000 – George L. Street III, American Navy Submariner and Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 86
2003 – Christian Goethals, Belgian racing driver, dies at 74
2016 – Howard Quilling, American classical composer (From Quiet Beginnings), and educator, dies at 80
2017 – Gerald Kaufman, British Labour MP, dies at 86
Category: Famous Deaths
Famous Deaths for 25th February 2021
779 – Walburgis, Anglo-Saxon abbess/saint (Walpurgis Night), dies
1719 – Giovanni Maria Casini, Italian composer, dies at 66
1852 – Thomas Moore, Irish poet and musician, dies at 72
1950 – George Minot, American physician (Nobel 1934 – introduction of a raw-liver diet in the treatment of pernicious anemia), dies at 64
1962 – Wilhelm Pessler, German sociologist, dies at 81
1975 – Elijah Muhammad [Elijah Robert Poole], American religious leader (Nation of Islam), dies of heart failure at 77
1995 – Jack Clayton, British director (Great Gatsby), dies at 73
1998 – B.A. Santamaria, Australian political activist and journalist, dies at 82
2012 – Lynn Compton, American jurist and commissioned officer, dies from heart attack at 90
2016 – Tony Burton, American actor (Rocky films) and boxer, dies at 78
Famous Deaths for 24th February 2021
1686 – Ferdinando Tacca, Italian painter/son of Pietro Tacca, dies at 66
1967 – Franz Waxman [Wachsmann], German-American film score composer (Rebecca; Sunset Boulevard; A Place In The Sun), dies of cancer at 60
1991 – Jean Rogers, actress (Flash Gordon, Hot Cargo), dies at 74
1993 – Danny Gallivan, Canadian radio and television sportscaster, dies at 75
1994 – Dinah Shore, American singer (See the USA in a Chevrolet), actress and TV personality (Dinah Shore Show, Nabisco DS Championship), dies of ovarian cancer at 76
1996 – Gene Mitchell, museum director, dies on 70th birthday
2003 – Bernard Loiseau, French chef (b. 1951)
2012 – Benedict Freedman, American novelist and mathematician, dies at 92
2020 – Jan Kowalczyk, Polish equestrian rider (Olympics gold show jumping individual; silver team 1980), dies at 78
2020 – Don Furner, Australian rugby league forward (1 Test) and coach (Australia 15 Tests; Eastern Suburbs, Canberra Raiders), dies at 87
Famous Deaths for 23rd February 2021
1100 – Emperor Zhezong of China (b. 1076)
1669 – Lieuwe van Aitzema, Dutch historian (Matters of State and War), dies at 68
1766 – Stanislaw Leszcynski, duke of Lutherans/king of Poland, dies
1792 – Joshua Reynolds, English portrait painter (Simplicity), dies at 68
1974 – Harry Ruby [Harry Rubenstein], American composer and screenwriter, dies at 79
1976 – John Forest “Fuzzy” Knight, American actor (Oklahoma Annie, Cowby and the Lady), dies at 74
1996 – Freddie Stocks, cricket (cent on debut and wkt on 1st ball, Notts), dies
2003 – Howard “Howie” Epstein, American bass guitarist (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), dies from an overdose at 47
2004 – Sikander Bakht, Indian politician, Governor of Kerala, dies at 85
2020 – Stefan Florenski, Polish soccer defender (11 caps; Górnik Zabrze), dies at 86
Famous Deaths for 22nd February 2021
1816 – Adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist and historian, dies at 92
1892 – Herman Koeckemann, German Catholic prelate (b. 1828)
1939 – Antonio Machado, Spanish poet (Campos de Castilla), dies at 63
1943 – Christoph Probst, German resistance fighter (That Weisse Rose), dies
1949 – Russell W. Porter, American artist and explorer (Alaska), dies at 77
1961 – George de Cuevas, Chilean-born ballet impresario and choreographer (Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas), dies at 75 or 76
1967 – Fritz Erler, German politician (SDP), dies at 53
1980 – Dick Kallman, American actor (Born to Be Loved, Verboten!), murdered in his New York apartment at 46
1999 – Menno Oosting, Dutch tennis player (b. 1964)
2007 – George Jellicoe, Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords and Special Boat Service veteran, dies at 88
Famous Deaths for 21st February 2021
1711 – Joan van Hoorn, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1707-09), dies at 57
1788 – Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer, 1st saw Halley’s comet on return, dies at 64
1951 – Anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Potasch and Perlemoer, Boefje), dies at 63
1966 – Paul Comtois, French Canadian politician, dies at 70
1979 – Ray Whitley, composer, dies
1982 – Murray the K [Kaufman], American disk jockey (5th Beatle), dies at 60
1985 – Eric Herfst, Dutch cabaret performer (Floris), dies at 47
1992 – Eva A Jessye, American singer/actress (Eva Jessye Choir), dies at 97
2002 – Harold Furth, Austrian-American physicist, dies at 72
2004 – Les Gray, English vocalist (Mud-Cat Crept In), dies at 57
Famous Deaths for 20th February 2021
1941 – La Bolduc, French Canadian singer and songwriter (b. 1894)
1962 – Halliwell Hobbes, British actor (Gaslight, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde), dies at 84
1971 – Alexander Tsfasman, Soviet Russian jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, dies at 64
1973 – Joseph Szigeti, Hungarian violinist (Violinist Notebook 1933), dies at 80
1980 – Alice Longworth Roosevelt, youngest daughter of Theodore, dies at 96
1984 – Fikret Amirov, Azerbaijani-Soviet composer (Azerbaijan Capriccio, Shur), dies at 61
1994 – Derek Jarman, English director (Last of England), dies at 52
2005 – Pam Bricker, American jazz singer and Thievery Corporation vocalist (b. 1954)
2007 – F. Albert Cotton, American chemist, dies at 76
2011 – Betty Hicks, American golfer, author (US Open runner-up 1948, 54), dies of Alzheimer’s disease at 90
Famous Deaths for 19th February 2021
1785 – Johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84
1892 – Monty Bowden, English cricket wicketkeeper and captain (2 Tests; youngest England captain at 23 years, 144 days), dies of epilepsy at 26
1942 – Frank Abbandando, American gangster (executed) (b. 1910)
1943 – Lynne Overman, American actor (Reap the Wild Wind), dies from a heart attack at 55
1994 – Georges Watin, Algerian/French officer (OAS), dies at 71
1995 – Shlomo Averbach, Israeli ultra-orthodox rabbi, dies at 84
1997 – Deng Xiaoping, Chinese revolutionary and paramount leader of China (1978-92), dies of a lung infection and Parkinson’s disease at 92
2007 – Celia Franca, Canadian ballet dancer, founder of National Ballet of Canada, dies at 85
2019 – Karl Lagerfeld, German fashion designer (Fendi, Chanel), dies at 85 (age disputed)
2020 – Heather Couper, British astronomer and presenter (The Sky at Night), dies at 70
Famous Deaths for 18th February 2021
806 – Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 730)
1564 – Michelangelo, Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance (David, Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel), dies at 88
1799 – Maurus Haberhauer, Czech composer, dies at 52
1895 – Archduke Albrecht of Austria, Duke of Teschen (Battle at Custozza), dies at 77
1957 – Henry Norris Russell, American astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram), dies at 79
1963 – Todd “Hugh” Gaitskell, leader British Labour Party, dies at 56
1980 – Gale Robbins [Betty Gale Murphy], American singer and actress (Fuller Brush Girl, Mr Hex), dies of lung cancer at 58
1999 – Noam Pitlik, American actor and director (Sanford and Son, Bob Newhart), dies at 66
2001 – Eddie Mathews, American hall of fame third baseman (Milwaukee Brave) who hit 512 home runs, dies at 69
2013 – Kevin Ayers, British progressive rocker (Soft Machine; Joy of a Toy), dies at 68
Famous Deaths for 17th February 2021
1780 – Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian, dies at 73
1856 – John Braham, English tenor singer and composer, dies at 81
1909 – Geronimo [one who yawns], Apache chief, dies at 79
1932 – Franz Gailliard, Belgian painter and graphic artist (Egina), dies at 70
1933 – Henri Viotta, Dutch conductor and composer (Handbook of Music), dies at 84
1934 – Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player (b. 1862)
1954 – Evert Gorter, Dutch children’s pioneering paediatrician, dies at 72
1966 – Gail Kane, American actress (White Sister, Arizona), dies at 81
1966 – Hans Hofmann, German American painter (Search for the Real), dies at 85
1997 – Zein Isa, Palestinian militant imprisoned in the United States for the honor killing of his daughter