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April 21st
233 Notable deaths
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Brazilian film director (1928–2018).
Born October 22nd, 1928 in São Paulo.
Died April 21st, 2018 at 89 years old in Rio de Janeiro (liver cancer).
Mohammad-Taqi Bahar
Iranian poet, writer, historian, scholar and politician.
Born November 7th, 1886 in Mashhad. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1951 at 64 years old in Tehran (tuberculosis). [ref]
Hayat Al-Fahad
Kuwaiti actress, broadcaster, writer and producer (born 1948).
Born April 15th, 1948 in Rumaithiya.
Died April 21st, 2026 at 78 years old in Rumaithiya. [ref]
Abdurrahim El-Keib
Libyan politician (1950-2020).
Born March 2nd, 1950 in Tripoli.
Died April 21st, 2020 at 70 years old in Tuscaloosa (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yoshiko Tanaka
Japanese singer and actress (1956-2011).
Born April 8th, 1956 in Adachi.
Died April 21st, 2011 at 55 years old in Minato (breast cancer). [ref]
Louise de Broglie, comtesse d'Haussonville
Swiss-french writer (1818-1882).
Born May 25th, 1818 in Coppet.
Died April 21st, 1882 at 63 years old in Paris.
Gustav Bergmann
Austrian-american philosopher (1906-1987).
Died April 21st, 1987 at 80 years old in Iowa City.
Willi Boskovsky
Austrian musician (1909–1991).
Born June 16th, 1909 in Vienna.
Died April 21st, 1991 at 81 years old in Visp.
Karl Decker
German general (1897-1945).
Born November 30th, 1897 in Szczecinek.
Died April 21st, 1945 at 47 years old in Groß Brunsrode.
Orville H. Platt
American politician (1827-1905).
Born July 19th, 1827 in Washington.
Died April 21st, 1905 at 77 years old in Meriden. [ref]
Luis Puenzo
Argentine film director, film producer, and screenwriter (1946-2026).
Born February 19th, 1946 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 21st, 2026 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Boris Pilnyak
Soviet writer (1894-1938).
Born October 11th, 1894 in Mozhaysk.
Died April 21st, 1938 at 43 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Jerome Rothenberg
American poet (1931–2024).
Born December 11th, 1931 in New York City.
Died April 21st, 2024 at 92 years old in Encinitas. [ref]
Frederick Handley Page
British aerospace engineer (1885–1962).
Born November 15th, 1885 in Cheltenham.
Died April 21st, 1962 at 76 years old in Westminster.
Marc Ferro
French historian (1924–2021).
Born December 24th, 1924 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 21st, 2021 at 96 years old in Maisons-Laffitte (COVID-19). [ref]
Princess Alexandrine of Prussia
Third daughter and sixth child of frederick william iii of prussia.
Born February 23rd, 1803 in Berlin.
Died April 21st, 1892 at 89 years old in Schwerin.
Gerald Feinberg
American physicist (1933–1992).
Born May 27th, 1933 in New York City.
Died April 21st, 1992 at 58 years old in Manhattan.
Salah Jahin
Egyptian poet and cartoonist (1930–1986).
Born December 25th, 1930 in Shobra.
Died April 21st, 1986 at 55 years old in Cairo.
Albert von Le Coq
German brewery owner and wine merchant (1860-1930).
Born September 8th, 1860 in Berlin.
Died April 21st, 1930 at 69 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Temistocle Solera
Italian opera librettist.
Born December 25th, 1815 in Ferrara.
Died April 21st, 1878 at 62 years old in Milan.
Conrad of Parzham
German franciscan lay brother (1814–1894).
Born December 22nd, 1814 in Bad Griesbach im Rottal.
Died April 21st, 1894 at 79 years old in Altötting.
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).
Teruyuki Okazaki
Okinawan martial artist.
Born June 22nd, 1931 in Fukuoka.
Died April 21st, 2020 at 88 years old in Philadelphia (COVID-19). [ref]
George Barnes
Scottish politician (1859-1940).
Born January 2nd, 1859 in Dundee.
Died April 21st, 1940 at 81 years old in London.
Alphonse Milne-Edwards
Anglo-french zoologist (1835-1900).
Born October 13th, 1835 in Paris.
Died April 21st, 1900 at 64 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
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