April 21st
172 Notable deaths
Sultan Majid Afandiyev
Revolutionary, statesman (1887-1938).
Born May 26th, 1887 in Shamakhi.
Died April 21st, 1938 at 50 years old in Baku.
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]
Sammy Baird
Scottish footballer and manager (1930-2010).
Died April 21st, 2010 at 79 years old in Bangor. [ref]
Carl Heinrich Stratz
Gynecologist.
Born June 14th, 1858 in Odesa.
Died April 21st, 1924 at 65 years old in The Hague.
Johanna Matz
Austrian film actress.
Born October 5th, 1932 in Vienna.
Died April 21st, 2025 at 92 years old [ref]
Nina Doroshina
Soviet and russian actress (1934-2018).
Born December 3rd, 1934 in Babushkin.
Died April 21st, 2018 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Henry Gleason
American ecologist (1882-1975).
Born January 2nd, 1882 in Dalton City.
Died April 21st, 1975 at 93 years old in New York City.
Viktor Zvyahintsev
Ukrainian footballer (1950–2022).
Born October 22nd, 1950 in Donetsk.
Died April 21st, 2022 at 71 years old in Donetsk. [ref]
Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov
Film director (1965-2015).
Born May 29th, 1965 in Dushanbe.
Died April 21st, 2015 at 49 years old in Berlin (liver cancer).
Juan Carlos Sarnari
Argentine footballer (1942–2023).
Born January 22nd, 1942 in Santa Fe.
Died April 21st, 2023 at 81 years old in Bogotá. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 172
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn