April 21st
164 Notable deaths
Håkon Brusveen
Cross-country skier.
Born July 15th, 1927 in Vingrom. [ref]
Died April 21st, 2021 at 93 years old in Lillehammer. [ref]
Win Tin
Burmese democracy activist.
Born March 12th, 1930 in Gyobingauk Township.
Died April 21st, 2014 at 84 years old in Yangon (kidney failure).
Jules Védrines
French aviation pioneer.
Born December 29th, 1881 in La Plaine Saint-Denis. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1919 at 37 years old in Saint-Rambert-d'Albon. [ref]
Hans Koschnick
German politician (spd), mayor of bremen (1929-2016).
Born April 2nd, 1929 in Bremen.
Died April 21st, 2016 at 87 years old in Bremen (pneumonia). [ref]
Léonide Moguy
French film director, screenwriter and film editor.
Born July 14th, 1899 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1976 at 76 years old in Paris. [ref]
Edmond Keosayan
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1936–1994).
Born October 9th, 1936 in Gyumri.
Died April 21st, 1994 at 57 years old in Moscow (laryngeal cancer).
Sammy Baird
Scottish footballer and manager (1930-2010).
Died April 21st, 2010 at 79 years old in Bangor. [ref]
Gustave Van de Woestijne
Belgian painter (1881-1947).
Born August 2nd, 1881 in Ghent. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1947 at 65 years old in Uccle. [ref]
Monica Lovinescu
Romanian writer (1923–2008).
Born November 19th, 1923 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died April 21st, 2008 at 84 years old in Villiers-le-Bel. [ref]
Viktor Zvyahintsev
Ukrainian footballer (1950–2022).
Born October 22nd, 1950 in Donetsk.
Died April 21st, 2022 at 71 years old in Donetsk. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 164
Death? Be as proud as you want: bore me later, because Love is sovereign here. Life never ends. Joy comes in the morning. Glory hallelujah. And let it be so. Anne Lamott