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April 21st
172 Notable deaths
Georg Lörner
Ss-gruppenführer and generalleutnant of the waffen-ss (1899-1959).
Born February 17th, 1899 in Munich.
Died April 21st, 1959 at 60 years old in Rastatt.
Dennis Robertson
British economist.
Born May 23rd, 1890 in Lowestoft. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1963 at 72 years old in Cambridge (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rihard Jakopič
Slovenian painter (1869-1943).
Born April 12th, 1869 in Ljubljana. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1943 at 74 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Edmond Keosayan
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1936–1994).
Born October 9th, 1936 in Gyumri.
Died April 21st, 1994 at 57 years old in Moscow (laryngeal cancer).
Monica Lovinescu
Romanian writer (1923–2008).
Born November 19th, 1923 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died April 21st, 2008 at 84 years old in Villiers-le-Bel. [ref]
Win Tin
Burmese democracy activist.
Born March 12th, 1930 in Gyobingauk.
Died April 21st, 2014 at 84 years old in Yangon (kidney failure).
Hans Koschnick
German politician (spd), mayor of bremen (1929-2016).
Born April 2nd, 1929 in Bremen.
Died April 21st, 2016 at 87 years old in Bremen (pneumonia). [ref]
Håkon Brusveen
Cross-country skier.
Born July 15th, 1927 in Vingrom. [ref]
Died April 21st, 2021 at 93 years old in Lillehammer. [ref]
Jules Védrines
French aviation pioneer (1881–1919).
Born December 29th, 1881 in La Plaine Saint-Denis. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1919 at 37 years old in Saint-Rambert-d'Albon.
Léonide Moguy
French film director, screenwriter and film editor.
Born July 14th, 1899 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1976 at 76 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 172
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou