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April 21st
172 Notable deaths
Olof Aschberg
Swedish banker and businessman (1877-1960).
Born July 22nd, 1877 in Stockholm.
Died April 21st, 1960 at 82 years old in Menton.
Mohammad-Taqi Bahar
Iranian poet, writer, historian, scholar and politician.
Born November 7th, 1886 in Mashhad. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1951 at 64 years old in Tehran (tuberculosis). [ref]
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Brazilian film director (1928–2018).
Born October 22nd, 1928 in São Paulo.
Died April 21st, 2018 at 89 years old in Rio de Janeiro (liver cancer).
Yoshiko Tanaka
Japanese singer and actress (1956-2011).
Born April 8th, 1956 in Adachi-ku.
Died April 21st, 2011 at 55 years old in Minato-ku (breast cancer). [ref]
Abdurrahim El-Keib
Libyan politician (1950-2020).
Born March 2nd, 1950 in Tripoli.
Died April 21st, 2020 at 70 years old in Tuscaloosa (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gustav Bergmann
Austrian-american philosopher (1906-1987).
Died April 21st, 1987 at 80 years old in Iowa City.
Willi Boskovsky
Austrian musician.
Born June 16th, 1909 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1991 at 81 years old in Visp. [ref]
Karl Decker
German general (1897-1945).
Born November 30th, 1897 in Szczecinek.
Died April 21st, 1945 at 47 years old in Groß Brunsrode.
Marc Ferro
French historian (1924–2021).
Born December 24th, 1924 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 21st, 2021 at 96 years old in Maisons-Laffitte (COVID-19). [ref]
Jerome Rothenberg
American poet (1931–2024).
Born December 11th, 1931 in New York City.
Died April 21st, 2024 at 92 years old in Encinitas. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 172
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche