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April 21st
172 Notable deaths
Harold Garfinkel
American sociologist (1917-2011).
Born October 29th, 1917 in Newark.
Died April 21st, 2011 at 93 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Abdul Hafeez Kardar
Indian cricketer (1925-1996).
Born January 17th, 1925 in Lahore.
Died April 21st, 1996 at 71 years old in Islamabad.
M. H. Abrams
American literary theorist.
Born July 23rd, 1912 in Long Branch.
Died April 21st, 2015 at 102 years old in Ithaca.
Alexander Oparin
Soviet biochemist (1894-1980).
Born March 2nd, 1894 in Uglich.
Died April 21st, 1980 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Joe Sawyer
Actor (1906-1982).
Born August 29th, 1906 in Guelph. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1982 at 75 years old in Ashland (liver cancer). [ref]
Arthur Fadden
Australian politician, 13th prime minister of australia (1894-1973).
Born April 13th, 1894 in Ingham.
Died April 21st, 1973 at 79 years old in Brisbane.
Janaki Ballav Patnaik
Politician from odisha, india (1927-2015).
Born January 3rd, 1927 in Puri district.
Died April 21st, 2015 at 88 years old in Tirupati (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bill Kaysing
American writer and conspiracy theorist.
Born July 31st, 1922 in Chicago.
Died April 21st, 2005 at 82 years old in Santa Barbara.
Edmund Lowe
American actor (1890-1971).
Born March 3rd, 1890 in San Jose.
Died April 21st, 1971 at 81 years old in Los Angeles.
Sisowath Sirik Matak
Cambodian prince (1914–1975).
Born January 22nd, 1914 in Phnom Penh. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1975 at 61 years old in Phnom Penh (decapitation). [ref]
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