April 21st
156 Notable deaths
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]
Willi Boskovsky
Austrian musician.
Born June 16th, 1909 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1991 at 81 years old in Visp. [ref]
Olof Aschberg
Swedish banker and businessman (1877-1960).
Born July 22nd, 1877 in Stockholm.
Died April 21st, 1960 at 82 years old in Menton.
Marc Ferro
French historian.
Born December 24th, 1924 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 21st, 2021 at 96 years old in Maisons-Laffitte (COVID-19). [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]
Frederick Handley Page
British aerospace engineer.
Born November 15th, 1885 in Cheltenham.
Died April 21st, 1962 at 76 years old in Westminster.
Boris Pilnyak
Soviet writer (1894-1938).
Born October 11th, 1894 in Mozhaysk. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1938 at 43 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground. [ref]
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]
Karl Decker
German general (1897-1945).
Born November 30th, 1897 in Szczecinek.
Died April 21st, 1945 at 47 years old in Groß Brunsrode.
Jerome Rothenberg
American poet.
Born December 11th, 1931 in New York City.
Died April 21st, 2024 at 92 years old in Encinitas. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 156
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson