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April 21st
172 Notable deaths
Edward Victor Appleton
English physicist.
Born September 6th, 1892 in Bradford.
Died April 21st, 1965 at 72 years old in Edinburgh.
Hannelore Elsner
German actress (1942–2019).
Born July 26th, 1942 in Burghausen.
Died April 21st, 2019 at 76 years old in Munich (breast cancer). [ref]
Irving Mills
American music publisher, singer, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter (1894-1985).
Born January 16th, 1894 in Odesa.
Died April 21st, 1985 at 91 years old in Palm Springs.
Earl Hooker
American chicago blues guitarist (1929–1970).
Born January 15th, 1929 in Clarksdale.
Died April 21st, 1970 at 41 years old in Chicago (tuberculosis).
Marcel Janco
Romanian-born israel painter and architect (1895-1984).
Born May 24th, 1895 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1984 at 88 years old in Ein Hod. [ref]
Max Mathews
American pioneer in computer music.
Born November 13th, 1926 in Columbus.
Died April 21st, 2011 at 84 years old in San Francisco (pneumonia). [ref]
Laisenia Qarase
Prime minister of fiji (1941-2020).
Born February 4th, 1941 in Vanua Balavu.
Died April 21st, 2020 at 79 years old in Suva. [ref]
Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli
Brazilian politician (1910-1975).
Born April 27th, 1910 in Caconde.
Died April 21st, 1975 at 64 years old in Caconde.
Gwynfor Evans
Welsh politician (1912-2005).
Born September 1st, 1912 in Barry.
Died April 21st, 2005 at 92 years old in Pencarreg. [ref]
John Moshoeu
South african footballer (1965-2015).
Born December 18th, 1965 in Soweto.
Died April 21st, 2015 at 49 years old in Johannesburg (stomach cancer). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 172
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