April 21st
172 Notable deaths
Sandy Denny
British singer (1947–1978).
Born January 6th, 1947 in London.
Died April 21st, 1978 at 31 years old in Wimbledon (cerebral hemorrhage).
Walter Model
German field marshal (1891-1945).
Born January 24th, 1891 in Genthin.
Died April 21st, 1945 at 54 years old in Ratingen (shot to the head).
Diosdado Macapagal
President of the philippines from 1961 to 1965.
Born September 28th, 1910 in Lubao.
Died April 21st, 1997 at 86 years old in Makati (pneumonia, kidney failure).
Vivian Maier
French-american photographer (1926–2009).
Born February 1st, 1926 in New York City.
Died April 21st, 2009 at 83 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Gummo Marx
American comedian (1893–1977).
Born October 23rd, 1893 in Manhattan.
Died April 21st, 1977 at 83 years old in Palm Springs.
Chrissy Amphlett
Australian singer (1959-2013).
Born October 25th, 1959 in Geelong.
Died April 21st, 2013 at 53 years old in New York City (multiple sclerosis, breast cancer). [ref]
Dorothy Eady
British-egyptian egyptologist (1904-1981).
Born January 16th, 1904 in London.
Died April 21st, 1981 at 77 years old in El Araba El Madfuna.
Dzhokhar Dudayev
Soviet general, chechen leader (1944-1996).
Born February 15th, 1944 in Yalkhoroy.
Died April 21st, 1996 at 52 years old in Gekhi-Chu (missile strike).
Mwai Kibaki
3rd president of kenya (1931–2022).
Born November 15th, 1931 in Gatuyaini.
Died April 21st, 2022 at 90 years old in Nairobi. [ref]
Charles Colson
American lawyer, politician, public servant and christian advocate (1931–2012).
Born October 16th, 1931 in Boston.
Died April 21st, 2012 at 80 years old in Falls Church (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
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To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan