People who died on April 21 101
Emperor Xian of Han
d. 234 (b. 181)
Emperor Xian of Han, Chinese emperor (b. 181)
Liuvigild
d. 586
Liuvigild, king of the Visigoths
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Odgar
d. 847
Odgar, Frankish archbishop of Mainz
Bardas
d. 866
Bardas, de facto regent of the Byzantine Empire
Bajkam
d. 941
Bajkam, de facto regent of the Abbasid Caliphate
Pope Alexander II
d. 1073
Pope Alexander II
Anselm of Canterbury
d. 1109 (b. 1033)
Anselm of Canterbury, Italian-English archbishop and saint (b. 1033)
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Stephen, Count of Tréguier
d. 1136
Stephen, Count of Tréguier Breton noblemen (b. c. 1058/62)
Peter Abelard
d. 1142 (b. 1079)
Peter Abelard, French philosopher and theologian (b. 1079)
Maria of Montpellier
d. 1213 (b. 1182)
Maria of Montpellier, Lady of Montpellier, Queen of Aragon (b. 1182)
Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine
d. 1329 (b. 1282)
Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282)
Henry VII of England
d. 1509 (b. 1457)
Henry VII of England (b. 1457)
Petrus Apianus
d. 1557 (b. 1495)
Petrus Apianus, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1495)
Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
d. 1574 (b. 1519)
Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1574)
Sen no Rikyu
d. 1591 (b. 1522)
Sen no Rikyu, Japanese exponent of the tea ceremony (b. 1522)
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Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi
d. 1650 (b. 1607)
Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi, Japanese samurai (b. 1607)
Jan Boeckhorst
d. 1668
Jan Boeckhorst, Flemish painter (b. c. 1604)
Jean Racine
d. 1699 (b. 1639)
Jean Racine, French playwright and poet (b. 1639)
Philippe de La Hire
d. 1719 (b. 1640)
Philippe de La Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1640)
Antoine Hamilton
d. 1720 (b. 1646)
Antoine Hamilton, Irish-French soldier and author (b. 1646)
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Robert Beverley, Jr.
d. 1722 (b. 1673)
Robert Beverley, Jr., English historian and author (b. 1673)
Prince Eugene of Savoy
d. 1736 (b. 1663)
Prince Eugene of Savoy (b. 1663)
Thomas Tickell
d. 1740 (b. 1685)
Thomas Tickell, English poet and author (b. 1685)
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Francesco Zerafa
d. 1758 (b. 1679)
Francesco Zerafa, Maltese architect (b. 1679)
Joseph Winston
d. 1815 (b. 1746)
Joseph Winston, American soldier and politician (b. 1746)
Johann Friedrich Pfaff
d. 1825 (b. 1765)
Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician and academic (b. 1765)
Ivan Nabokov
d. 1852 (b. 1787)
Ivan Nabokov, Russian general (b. 1787)
Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet
d. 1863 (b. 1782)
Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet, Irish politician (b. 1782)
Vikramatji Khimojiraj
d. 1900 (b. 1819)
Vikramatji Khimojiraj, Indian ruler (b. 1819)
Mark Twain
d. 1910 (b. 1835)
Mark Twain, American novelist, humorist, and critic (b. 1835)
Manfred von Richthofen
d. 1918 (b. 1892)
Manfred von Richthofen, German captain and pilot (d. 1918)
Eleonora Duse
d. 1924 (b. 1858)
Eleonora Duse, Italian-American actress (d. 1924)
Robert Bridges
d. 1930 (b. 1844)
Robert Bridges, English poet and author (b. 1844)
Friedrich Gustav Piffl
d. 1932 (b. 1864)
Friedrich Gustav Piffl, Bohemian cardinal (b. 1864)
Muhammad Iqbal
d. 1938 (b. 1877)
Muhammad Iqbal, Indian-Pakistani philosopher and poet (b. 1877)
Fritz Manteuffel
d. 1941 (b. 1875)
Fritz Manteuffel, German gymnast (b. 1875)
Walter Model
d. 1945 (b. 1891)
Walter Model, German field marshal (b. 1891)
John Maynard Keynes
d. 1946 (b. 1883)
John Maynard Keynes, English economist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1946)
Aldo Leopold
d. 1948 (b. 1887)
Aldo Leopold, American ecologist and author (b. 1887)
Leslie Banks
d. 1952 (b. 1890)
Leslie Banks, English actor, director, and producer (d. 1952)
Emil Leon Post
d. 1954 (b. 1897)
Emil Leon Post, Polish-American mathematician and logician (b. 1897)
Charles MacArthur
d. 1956 (b. 1895)
Charles MacArthur, American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1895)
Edward Victor Appleton
d. 1965 (b. 1892)
Edward Victor Appleton, English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)
François Duvalier
d. 1971 (b. 1907)
François Duvalier, Haitian physician and politician, 40th President of Haiti (b. 1907)
Arthur Fadden
d. 1973 (b. 1894)
Arthur Fadden, Australian accountant and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894)
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Kemal Tahir
d. 1973 (b. 1910)
Kemal Tahir, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1910)
Chic Harley
d. 1974 (b. 1894)
Chic Harley, American football player (d. 1974)
Gummo Marx
d. 1977 (b. 1893)
Gummo Marx, American vaudevillian and talent agent (b. 1893)
Thomas Wyatt Turner
d. 1978 (b. 1877)
Thomas Wyatt Turner, American biologist and academic (b. 1877)
Alexander Oparin
d. 1980 (b. 1894)
Alexander Oparin, Russian biochemist and academic (b. 1894)
Sohrab Sepehri
d. 1980 (b. 1928)
Sohrab Sepehri, Iranian poet and painter (b. 1928)
Walter Slezak
d. 1983 (b. 1902)
Walter Slezak, Austrian-American actor and singer (b. 1902)
Marcel Janco
d. 1984 (b. 1895)
Marcel Janco, Romanian-Israeli artist (b. 1895)
Hristo Prodanov
d. 1984 (b. 1943)
Hristo Prodanov, Bulgarian engineer and mountaineer (b. 1943)
Rudi Gernreich
d. 1985 (b. 1922)
Rudi Gernreich, Austrian-American fashion designer, created the Monokini (d. 1985)
Tancredo Neves
d. 1985 (b. 1910)
Tancredo Neves, Brazilian banker and politician, Prime Minister of Brazil (b. 1910)
Marjorie Eaton
d. 1986 (b. 1901)
Marjorie Eaton, American painter and actress (b. 1901)
Salah Jahin
d. 1986 (b. 1930)
Salah Jahin, Egyptian poet, playwright, and composer (b. 1930)
Gustav Bergmann
d. 1987 (b. 1906)
Gustav Bergmann, Austrian-American philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1987)
James Kirkwood, Jr.
d. 1989 (b. 1924)
James Kirkwood, Jr., American playwright and author (d. 1989)
Erté
d. 1990 (b. 1892)
Erté, Russian-French illustrator (b. 1892)
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Willi Boskovsky
d. 1991 (b. 1909)
Willi Boskovsky, Austrian violinist and conductor (b. 1909)
Zora Arkus-Duntov
d. 1996 (b. 1909)
Zora Arkus-Duntov, Belgian-born American engineer and racing driver (b. 1909)
Dzhokhar Dudayev
d. 1996 (b. 1944)
Dzhokhar Dudayev, Chechen general and politician, 1st President of Ichkeria (b. 1944)
Abdul Hafeez Kardar
d. 1996 (b. 1925)
Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Pakistani cricketer (b. 1925)
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Jimmy Snyder (sports commentator)
d. 1996 (b. 1919)
Jimmy Snyder, American sportscaster (d. 1996)
Jean-François Lyotard
d. 1998 (b. 1924)
Jean-François Lyotard, French sociologist and philosopher (b. 1924)
Buddy Rogers (actor)
d. 1999 (b. 1904)
Buddy Rogers, American actor and musician (d. 1999)
Nina Simone
d. 2003 (b. 1933)
Nina Simone, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and activist (b. 1933)
Mary McGrory
d. 2004 (b. 1918)
Mary McGrory, American journalist and author (d. 2004)
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Gerry Marshall
d. 2005 (b. 1941)
Gerry Marshall, English race car driver and journalist (b. 1941)
Johnny Checketts
d. 2006 (b. 1912)
Johnny Checketts, New Zealand commander and pilot (b. 1912)
T. K. Ramakrishnan
d. 2006 (b. 1922)
T. K. Ramakrishnan, Indian politician (b. 1922)
Telê Santana
d. 2006 (b. 1931)
Telê Santana, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2006)
Lobby Loyde
d. 2007 (b. 1941)
Lobby Loyde, Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1941)
Gustav Lorentzen
d. 2010 (b. 1947)
Gustav Lorentzen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1947)
Juan Antonio Samaranch
d. 2010 (b. 1920)
Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish businessman, 7th President of the International Olympic Committee (d. 2010)
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Kanagaratnam Sriskandan
d. 2010 (b. 1930)
Kanagaratnam Sriskandan, Sri Lankan engineer and civil servant (d. 2010)
Catharina Halkes
d. 2011 (b. 1920)
Catharina Halkes, Dutch theologian and academic (b. 1920)
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Doris Betts
d. 2012 (b. 1932)
Doris Betts, American author and academic (b. 1932)
Charles Colson
d. 2012 (b. 1931)
Charles Colson, American lawyer and activist, founded Prison Fellowship (b. 1931)
Albert Falco
d. 2012 (b. 1927)
Albert Falco, French captain and diver (b. 1927)
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Charles Higham (biographer)
d. 2012 (b. 1931)
Charles Higham, English-American author and poet (b. 1931)
Jerry Toppazzini
d. 2012 (b. 1931)
Jerry Toppazzini, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1931)
Chrissy Amphlett
d. 2013 (b. 1959)
Chrissy Amphlett, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1959)
Shakuntala Devi
d. 2013 (b. 1929)
Shakuntala Devi, Indian mathematician and astrologer (b. 1929)
Leopold Engleitner
d. 2013 (b. 1905)
Leopold Engleitner, Austrian author and educator (d. 2013)
Gordon D. Gayle
d. 2013 (b. 1917)
Gordon D. Gayle, American general and historian (b. 1917)
Herb Gray
d. 2014 (b. 1931)
Herb Gray, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (d. 2014)
Janet Gray Hayes
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
Janet Gray Hayes, American politician, 60th Mayor of San Jose (b. 1926)
George H. Heilmeier
d. 2014 (b. 1936)
George H. Heilmeier, American engineer (d. 2014)
Win Tin
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
Win Tin, Burmese journalist and politician, co-founded the National League for Democracy (b. 1930)
M. H. Abrams
d. 2015 (b. 1912)
M. H. Abrams, American author, critic, and academic (d. 2015)
Steve Byrnes
d. 2015 (b. 1959)
Steve Byrnes, American sportscaster and producer (b. 1959)
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John Moshoeu
d. 2015 (b. 1965)
John Moshoeu, South African footballer and manager (b. 1965)
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
d. 2015 (b. 1927)
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Indian politician, Governor of Assam (b. 1927)
Sydney Valpy Radley-Walters
d. 2015 (b. 1920)
Sydney Valpy Radley-Walters, Canadian general (b. 1920)
Betsy von Furstenberg
d. 2015 (b. 1931)
Betsy von Furstenberg, German-American actress (b. 1931)
Prince (musician)
d. 2016 (b. 1958)
Prince, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor (d. 2016)
Ugo Ehiogu
d. 2017 (b. 1972)
Ugo Ehiogu, English footballer (b. 1972)
Vivian Maier
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