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April 21st
233 Notable deaths
Zhang Chunqiao
Member of the gang of four (1917–2005).
Born February 1st, 1917 in Juye County.
Died April 21st, 2005 at 88 years old in Beijing (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Shankha Ghosh
Indian poet (1932-2021).
Born February 5th, 1932 in Chandpur District.
Died April 21st, 2021 at 89 years old in Kolkata (COVID-19). [ref]
Abdul Hafeez Kardar
Indian cricketer (1925-1996).
Born January 17th, 1925 in Lahore.
Died April 21st, 1996 at 71 years old in Islamabad.
Harold Garfinkel
American sociologist (1917-2011).
Born October 29th, 1917 in Newark.
Died April 21st, 2011 at 93 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Robert Bridges
British writer (1844-1930).
Born October 23rd, 1844 in Kent.
Died April 21st, 1930 at 85 years old in Oxford.
M. H. Abrams
American literary theorist (1912–2015).
Born July 23rd, 1912 in Long Branch.
Died April 21st, 2015 at 102 years old in Ithaca.
Arthur Fadden
Australian politician, 13th prime minister of australia (1894-1973).
Born April 13th, 1894 in Ingham.
Died April 21st, 1973 at 79 years old in Brisbane.
Joe Sawyer
Canadian actor (1906–1982).
Born August 29th, 1906 in Guelph.
Died April 21st, 1982 at 75 years old in Ashland (liver cancer).
Alexander Oparin
Soviet biochemist (1894-1980).
Born March 2nd, 1894 in Uglich.
Died April 21st, 1980 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Janaki Ballav Patnaik
Politician from odisha, india (1927-2015).
Born January 3rd, 1927 in Puri district.
Died April 21st, 2015 at 88 years old in Tirupati (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada
President of mexico (1823-1889).
Born April 24th, 1823 in Xalapa. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1889 at 65 years old in New York City. [ref]
Bill Kaysing
American writer and conspiracy theorist (1922–2005).
Born July 31st, 1922 in Chicago.
Died April 21st, 2005 at 82 years old in Santa Barbara.
Edmund Lowe
American actor (1890-1971).
Born March 3rd, 1890 in San Jose.
Died April 21st, 1971 at 81 years old in Los Angeles.
Sisowath Sirik Matak
Cambodian prince (1914–1975).
Born January 22nd, 1914 in Phnom Penh. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1975 at 61 years old in Phnom Penh (decapitation). [ref]
Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby
British politician (1826–1893).
Died April 21st, 1893 at 66 years old in Knowsley (influenza).
I. A. L. Diamond
American screenwriter (1920-1988).
Born June 27th, 1920 in Ungheni.
Died April 21st, 1988 at 67 years old in Beverly Hills (multiple myeloma).
Sohrab Sepehri
Iranian poet and painter (1928-1980).
Born October 7th, 1928 in Kashan.
Died April 21st, 1980 at 51 years old in Tehran (leukemia).
Telê Santana
Brazilian footballer and manager (1931-2006).
Born July 26th, 1931 in Itabirito.
Died April 21st, 2006 at 74 years old in Belo Horizonte.
Donald Kennedy
American biologist (1931-2020).
Born August 18th, 1931 in New York City.
Died April 21st, 2020 at 88 years old in Redwood City (COVID-19). [ref]
Paul Schmidt
German interpreter and translator (1899-1970).
Born June 23rd, 1899 in Charlottenburg.
Died April 21st, 1970 at 70 years old in Gmund am Tegernsee.
Maurice de Hirsch
German financier and philanthropist (1831–1896).
Born December 9th, 1831 in Munich.
Died April 21st, 1896 at 64 years old in Hurbanovo.
Craig Hill
American actor (1926-2014).
Born March 5th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died April 21st, 2014 at 88 years old in Barcelona (disease).
Princess Isabelle d’Orléans
Orléans-french royal (1878-1961).
Died April 21st, 1961 at 82 years old in Larache.
Heitor da Silva Costa
Brazilian engineer (1873–1947).
Born July 25th, 1873 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died April 21st, 1947 at 73 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Carsten Borchgrevink
Anglo-norwegian polar explorer (1864-1934).
Born December 1st, 1864 in Christiania.
Died April 21st, 1934 at 69 years old in Oslo.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde