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April 21st
172 Notable deaths
Boris Pilnyak
Soviet writer (1894-1938).
Born October 11th, 1894 in Mozhaysk.
Died April 21st, 1938 at 43 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Frederick Handley Page
British aerospace engineer (1885–1962).
Born November 15th, 1885 in Cheltenham.
Died April 21st, 1962 at 76 years old in Westminster.
Albert von Le Coq
German brewery owner and wine merchant (1860-1930).
Born September 8th, 1860 in Berlin.
Died April 21st, 1930 at 69 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Teruyuki Okazaki
Okinawan martial artist.
Born June 22nd, 1931 in Fukuoka.
Died April 21st, 2020 at 88 years old in Philadelphia (COVID-19). [ref]
William Kruskal
American mathematician (1919–2005).
Born October 10th, 1919 in New York City.
Died April 21st, 2005 at 85 years old in Chicago (pneumonia).
George Barnes
Scottish politician (1859-1940).
Born January 2nd, 1859 in Dundee.
Died April 21st, 1940 at 81 years old in London.
Kemal Tahir
Turkish novelist (1910–1973).
Born March 13th, 1910 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1973 at 63 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eduard Asadov
Russian poet and writer of armenian origin (1923-2004).
Born September 7th, 1923 in Mary.
Died April 21st, 2004 at 80 years old in Odintsovo.
Jean-Michel Damase
French pianist, conductor and composer (1928–2013).
Born January 27th, 1928 in Bordeaux.
Died April 21st, 2013 at 85 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
John Graham Kerr
British zoologist and politician (1869-1957).
Born September 18th, 1869 in Arkley.
Died April 21st, 1957 at 87 years old in Barley.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 172
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon