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April 21st
156 Notable deaths
William Kruskal
American mathematician.
Born October 10th, 1919 in New York City.
Died April 21st, 2005 at 85 years old in Chicago.
George Barnes
Scottish politician (1859-1940).
Born January 2nd, 1859 in Dundee.
Died April 21st, 1940 at 81 years old in London. [ref]
Manuel Mujica Lainez
Argentine writer.
Born September 11th, 1910 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 21st, 1984 at 73 years old in Córdoba Province. [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.
Born January 27th, 1928 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died April 21st, 2013 at 85 years old in Paris. [ref]
Dennis Robertson
British economist.
Born May 23rd, 1890 in Lowestoft. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1963 at 72 years old in Cambridge (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kemal Tahir
Novelist (1910-1973).
Born March 13th, 1910 in Istanbul.
Died April 21st, 1973 at 63 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
Rihard Jakopič
Slovenian painter (1869-1943).
Born April 12th, 1869 in Ljubljana. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1943 at 74 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Håkon Brusveen
Cross-country skier.
Born July 15th, 1927 in Vingrom. [ref]
Died April 21st, 2021 at 93 years old in Lillehammer. [ref]
Feroze Khan
Field hockey player (1904-2005).
Born September 9th, 1904.
Died April 21st, 2005 at 100 years old in Islamabad.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 156
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