April 21st
161 Notable deaths
Jerome Rothenberg
American poet.
Born December 11th, 1931 in New York City.
Died April 21st, 2024 at 92 years old in Encinitas. [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. [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]
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.
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]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 161
Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace