Famous Deaths for 21st February 2024

1624 – Dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28
1823 – Charles Wolfe, Irish poet, dies at 31
1842 – Wojciech Żywny, Polish pianist, composer and Chopin’s first piano teacher, dies at 85
1919 – Habibullah Khan, Emir of Afghanistan (1901-19), murdered at 46
1948 – Frederick Lamond, Scottish pianist and composer, dies at 80
1992 – Franc Holden, British astronomer (Binary Stars), dies
1993 – Dick White, British intelligence officer (Director General of MI5 1953–1956; Head of the Secret Intelligence Service 1956–1968), dies at 86
1997 – Michael Hollings, British Catholic priest/crusader, dies at 75
2015 – Bruce Sinofsky, American documentary film director (Brother’s Keeper), dies at 58 from diabetes complications
2016 – Roger Chorley [Baron Chorley), English accountant and peer (Chorley Report, President of the Royal Geographical Society), dies at 85

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