April 21st
233 Notable deaths
Stanley Deser
American physicist.
Born March 19th, 1931 in Rivne. [ref]
Died April 21st, 2023 at 92 years old in Pasadena.
Edward C. Walthall
Confederate army general (1831-1898).
Born April 4th, 1831 in Richmond.
Died April 21st, 1898 at 67 years old in Washington, D.C..
Kemal Tahir
Turkish novelist (1910–1973).
Born March 13th, 1910 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1973 at 63 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Margaret Fountaine
British entomologist, scientific illustrator and diarist (1862 - 1940).
Born May 16th, 1862 in South Acre.
Died April 21st, 1940 at 77 years old in Trinidad.
Eduard Asadov
Russian poet and writer of armenian origin (1923-2004).
Born September 7th, 1923 in Mary.
Died April 21st, 2004 at 80 years old in Odintsovo.
Jean-Michel Damase
French pianist, conductor and composer (1928–2013).
Born January 27th, 1928 in Bordeaux.
Died April 21st, 2013 at 85 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Renate Holm
German-austrian actress, singer and opera singer.
Born August 10th, 1931 in Berlin.
Died April 21st, 2022 at 90 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Alfred Kempe
British mathematician (1849–1922).
Born July 6th, 1849 in Kensington.
Died April 21st, 1922 at 72 years old in London (pneumonia).
John Graham Kerr
British zoologist and politician (1869-1957).
Born September 18th, 1869 in Arkley.
Died April 21st, 1957 at 87 years old in Barley.
Georg Lörner
Ss-gruppenführer and generalleutnant of the waffen-ss (1899-1959).
Born February 17th, 1899 in Munich.
Died April 21st, 1959 at 60 years old in Rastatt.
Dennis Robertson
British economist (1890–1963).
Born May 23rd, 1890 in Lowestoft.
Died April 21st, 1963 at 72 years old in Cambridge (myocardial infarction).
Olive Fremstad
Swedish-american operatic mezzo-soprano and soprano singer.
Born March 14th, 1871 in Stockholm.
Died April 21st, 1951 at 80 years old in Irvington.
Rihard Jakopič
Slovenian painter (1869-1943).
Born April 12th, 1869 in Ljubljana.
Died April 21st, 1943 at 74 years old in Ljubljana.
Heinrich Kiepert
German geographer, cartographer and university professor in berlin (1818–1899).
Born July 31st, 1818 in Berlin.
Died April 21st, 1899 at 80 years old in Berlin.
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).
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]
Win Tin
Burmese democracy activist.
Born March 12th, 1930 in Gyobingauk.
Died April 21st, 2014 at 84 years old in Yangon (kidney failure).
Huguette Tourangeau
French-canadian operatic mezzo-soprano.
Born August 12th, 1940 in Montreal. [ref]
Died April 21st, 2018 at 77 years old [ref]
Karl Gerland
German general (1905-1945).
Born July 14th, 1905 in Gottsbüren.
Died April 21st, 1945 at 39 years old in Frankfurt (Oder).
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]
Utako Okamoto
Japanese medical doctor and scientist.
Born April 1st, 1918 in Tokyo.
Died April 21st, 2016 at 98 years old in Kobe.
Hugo Schuchardt
German linguist (1842-1927).
Born February 4th, 1842 in Austria, Gotha.
Died April 21st, 1927 at 85 years old in Graz.
Håkon Brusveen
Norwegian male cross-country skier (1927–2021).
Born July 15th, 1927 in Vingrom. [ref]
Died April 21st, 2021 at 93 years old in Lillehammer. [ref]
Rudolf Bonnet
Dutch painter (1895-1978).
Born March 30th, 1895 in Amsterdam.
Died April 21st, 1978 at 83 years old in Laren. [ref]
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The hardest thing you overcome are the ones that give the most meaning. Maxime Lagacé