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April 21st
154 Notable deaths
Deokhye, Princess of Korea
The korean empire's last princess.
Born May 25th, 1912 in Changdeokgung.
Died April 21st, 1989 at 76 years old in Changdeokgung (disease).
Alessandro Moreschi
Italian castrato singer.
Born November 11th, 1858 in Monte Compatri. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1922 at 63 years old in Lugones/Llugones (pneumonia). [ref]
Ken Kercheval
American actor (1935-2019).
Born July 15th, 1935 in Wolcottville.
Died April 21st, 2019 at 83 years old in Clinton (pneumonia).
Dorothy Eady
Egyptian egyptologist (1904-1981).
Born January 16th, 1904 in Blackheath.
Died April 21st, 1981 at 77 years old in El Araba El Madfuna.
Jean-François Lyotard
French philosopher.
Born August 10th, 1924 in Versailles. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1998 at 73 years old in Paris (leukemia). [ref]
Steve Golin
American film producer (1955-2019).
Born March 6th, 1955 in Geneva.
Died April 21st, 2019 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Lonnie Mack
American blues-rock guitarist and vocalist.
Born July 18th, 1941 in Dearborn County.
Died April 21st, 2016 at 74 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia
Pretender to the russian throne from 1938–1992; son of grand duke cyril vladimirovich and princess victoria melita of saxe-coburg and gotha.
Born August 30th, 1917 in Porvoo.
Died April 21st, 1992 at 74 years old in Miami.
Cynthia Plaster Caster
American artist.
Born May 24th, 1947 in Chicago.
Died April 21st, 2022 at 74 years old in Chicago.
Pedro Albizu Campos
Puerto rican politician and independence advocate (1891-1965).
Born September 12th, 1891 in Ponce. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1965 at 73 years old in San Juan. [ref]
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman