April 21st
156 Notable deaths
Hannelore Elsner
German actress (1942–2019).
Born July 26th, 1942 in Burghausen.
Died April 21st, 2019 at 76 years old in Munich (breast cancer). [ref]
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). [ref]
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).
Iqbal Bano
Pakistani singer (1935-2009).
Born August 27th, 1935 in Delhi.
Died April 21st, 2009 at 73 years old in Lahore.
Edward Victor Appleton
English physicist.
Born September 6th, 1892 in Bradford.
Died April 21st, 1965 at 72 years old in Edinburgh.
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).
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.
Irving Mills
American music publisher, singer, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter (1894-1985).
Born January 16th, 1894 in Odesa. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1985 at 91 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
Earl Hooker
American chicago blues guitarist.
Born January 15th, 1929 in Clarksdale. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1970 at 41 years old in Chicago (tuberculosis). [ref]
Marcel Janco
Romanian-born israel painter and architect (1895-1984).
Born May 24th, 1895 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1984 at 88 years old in Ein Hod. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 156
Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman