The February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm, also called Winter Storm Uri, was a major winter and ice storm that impacted the United States, Northern Mexico, and parts of Canada from February 13 to 17, 2021. The storm started out in the Pacific Northwest and quickly moved into the Southern United States, before moving on to the Midwestern and Northeastern United States a couple of days later.
The storm caused over 170 million Americans being placed under winter alters across the country and caused blackouts for over 9.9 million people in the U.S. and Mexico, most notably in Texas. The blackouts were the largest in the U.S. since the Northeast blackout of 2003.
The storm also brought dangerous severe weather to Southeastern United States, including several tornadoes. On February 16, there were at least 20 direct deaths and 13 indirect deaths caused by the storm; by February 19, the death toll had risen to at least 70, including 58 people in the United States and 12 people in Mexico.
Louise Lasser
Louise Marie Lasser (born April 11, 1939) is an American actress, television writer, and performing arts teacher. She is known for her role in "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."
She was married to Woody Allen and appeared in some of his early movies. She is also a life member of The Actors Studio.
Amieva
Amieva is a municipality in Asturias, Spain.
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Ahmed Zaki Yamani (; 30 June 1930 – 23 February 2021) was a Saudi Arabian politician. He was Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources from 1962 to 1986.
He died on 23 February 2021 in London, aged 90.
Fausto Gresini
Fausto Gresini (23 January 1961 – 23 February 2021) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He was World Champion in 1985 and 1987. He was in his later years team manager for the Aprilia Racing Team Gresini MotoGP team. He was born in Imola, Italy.
Gresini died on 23 February 2021 in Bologna, Italy from problems caused by COVID-19 at the age of 60.
Jean Grenet
Jean Grenet (12 July 1939 – 23 February 2021) was a French politician. He was a member of the National Assembly of France from 1993 to 1997 and again from 1992 to 2012. He represented the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department. Grenet was a member of the Radical Party. From 1995 to 2014, he was Mayor of Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. He was born in Bayonne.
Grenet died on 23 February 2021 in Bayonne, aged 81.
Mohanbhai Sanjibhai Delkar
Mohan Sanjibhai Delkar (19 December 1962 – 22 February 2021) was an Indian politician. He was elected seven times as a member of Lok Sabha (parliament) from Dadra and Nagar Haveli from 1989 to 2009 and from 2019 until his death. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Delkar was born in Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
Delkar died on 22 February 2021 in Mumbai, Maharashtra at the age of 58. The cause of death was suicide.
Aleksander Doba
Aleksander Doba (9 September 1946 – 22 February 2021) was a Polish kayaker and mountain climber. He was known for his long voyages crossing oceans. In 2010 and again in 2013 he kayaked across the Atlantic Ocean. The two voyages were the longest open-water kayak voyages ever made. He was named 2014 Adventurer of the Year by National Geographic.
In 2017 he completed an eastward kayaking trip across the Atlantic.
Doba died while climbing Kilimanjaro on 22 February 2021 from asphyxiation, aged 74.
Laurindo Guizzardi
Laurindo Guizzardi (July 7, 1934 – February 22, 2021) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate.
He was ordained to the priesthood in 1959. He was bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bagé from 1982 to 2001 and was bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu from 2001 to 2010. He was born in Nova Bassano, Rio Grande do Sul.
Guizzardi died on February 22, 2021 in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná at the age of 86.
Yekaterina Gradova
Yekaterina Georgievna Gradova (; 6 October 1946 – 22 February 2021) was a Russian actress. She appeared in two Soviet blockbuster movies "Seventeen Moments of Spring" and "The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed". Her career lasted from 1969 to 1992. Gradova was born in Moscow.
Gradova died on 22 February 2021 in Moscow from problems caused by a stroke, aged 74.
Benno Ndulu
Benno Ndulu (23 January 1950 – 22 February 2021) was a Tanzanian banker. He was the governor of the Bank of Tanzania, the country's central bank, from 2008 to 2018. He was nominated by President Jakaya Kikwete.
Ndulu died on 22 February 2021, aged 71.
Daviz Simango
Daviz Mbepo Simango (7 February 1964 – 22 February 2021) was a Mozambican politician and environmentalist. He was Mayor of Beira from 2003 until his death. He was also the President of the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM). Simango was born in Tanganyika.
Simango died on 22 February 2021, fifteen days after his 57th birthday at a South African hospital.
André Dufraisse
André Dufraisse (30 June 1926 – 21 February 2021) was a French cyclo-cross racer from 1950 to 1964. He was born in Razès, France. Dufraisse won the World Cyclo-cross Championships five times from 1954 to 1958, and was cyclo-cross champion of France seven times between 1955 and 1963.
Dufraisse died on 21 February 2021, aged 94.
Katie Hurley
Olga Katherine Torkelsen Hurley (March 30, 1921 – February 21, 2021) was an American Democratic politician. She was born in Juneau, Alaska. Hurley was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1985 to 1987. She was the first woman elected to a statewide office in Alaska.
Hurley died on February 21, 2021 in Portland, Oregon at the age of 99.
Jan Lityński
Jan Lityński (18 January 1946 – 21 February 2021) was a Polish politician, journalist, and opposition activist. He was a member of the Sejm between 1989 and 2001.
Lityński died on 21 February 2021 in Warsaw, aged 74.
Radamés Salazar Solorio
Radamés Salazar Solorio (8 March 1974 – 21 February 2021) was a Mexican politician. He was a Senator from 2018 until his death. He was born in Jiutepec, Morelos. Salazar Solorio was a member of the National Regeneration Movement.
Salazar Solorio died from COVID-19 in Mexico City during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico on 21 February 2021, fifteen days before his 47th birthday.
Zlatko Saračević
Zlatan "Zlatko" Saračević (5 July 1961 – 21 February 2021) was a Croatian professional handball player and coach. He competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia and in the 1996 Summer Olympics for Croatia.
After the domestic league match between RK Podravka, of which he was coach, and RK Lokomotiva. He was a commentator on RTL Televizija together with Filip Brkić.
Saračević died of cardiac arrest in Koprivnica on 21 February 2021, aged 59.
Sergiu Natra
Sergiu Natra (12 April 1924 – 23 February 2021) was an Israeli composer. He was known for his compositions for the harp, including ""Music for Violin and Harp"", ""Sonatina for Harp"", "Prayer "for Harp"", ""Divertimento for Harp flute and Strings orchestra"", ""Music for Nicanor"", ""Commentaires Sentimentaux"", ""Ode To The Harp"" and "Trio in One Movement no. 3".
Juan Carlos Masnik
Juan Carlos Masnik (2 March 1943 – 23 February 2021) was an Uruguayan football player and manager. He represented his country at the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany. He played for the national team from 1967 to 1974 making 33 appearances. Masnik was born in Soriano, Uruguay.
Masnik died on 23 February 2021 in Montevideo, aged 77.
Peter J. Barnes III
Peter J. Barnes III (April 26, 1956 – February 22, 2021) was an American Democratic Party politician. He was born in Edison, New Jersey. He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 2007 to 2014. He later became a State Senator in 2014. In 2016, Governor Chris Christie nominated him to be a member of the New Jersey Superior Court.
Barnes III died on February 22, 2021 in Edison at the age of 64.
Isle, Minnesota
Isle is a city in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States. 751 people lived here at the 2010 census.
Saint-André-de-Rosans
Saint-André-de-Rosans is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.