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History Deaths on April 21

By  Hector Raul Parson Jr.  21 Apr   72 Views

History Deaths on April 21

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Thomas Tickell, English poet and author (b. 1685)

#Thomas_Tickell

In 1740

Petrus Apianus, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1495)

#Petrus_Apianus

In 1557

Maria of Montpellier, Lady of Montpellier, Queen of Aragon (b. 1182)

#Maria_of_Montpellier

In 1213

Henry VII of England (b. 1457)

#Henry_VII_of_England

In 1509

Bajkam, de facto regent of the Abbasid Caliphate

#Bajkam

In 941

Charles Colson, American lawyer and activist, founded Prison Fellowship (b. 1931)

#Charles_Colson

In 2012

Arthur Fadden, Australian accountant and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894)

#Arthur_Fadden

In 1973

Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (b. 1858)

#Eleonora_Duse

In 1924

Sen no Riky?, Japanese exponent of the tea ceremony (b. 1522)

#Sen_no_Riky?

In 1591

Albert Falco, French captain and diver (b. 1927)

#Albert_Falco

In 2012

Steve Byrnes, American sportscaster and producer (b. 1959)

#Steve_Byrnes

In 2015

François Duvalier, Haitian physician and politician, 40th President of Haiti (b. 1907)

#François_Duvalier

In 1971

Aldo Leopold, American ecologist and author (b. 1887)

#Aldo_Leopold

In 1948

Janet Gray Hayes, American politician, 60th Mayor of San Jose (b. 1926)

#Janet_Gray_Hayes

In 2014

Win Tin, Burmese journalist and politician, co-founded the National League for Democracy (b. 1930)

#Win_Tin

In 2014

Antoine Hamilton, Irish-French soldier and author (b. 1646)

#Antoine_Hamilton

In 1720

Robert Bridges, English poet and author (b. 1844)

#Robert_Bridges

In 1930

Thomas Wyatt Turner, American biologist and academic (b. 1877)

#Thomas_Wyatt_Turner

In 1978

Leslie Banks, American actor, director and producer (b. 1890)

#Leslie_Banks

In 1952

Herb Gray, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1931)

#Herb_Gray

In 2014

Ivan Nabokov, Russian general (b. 1787)

#Ivan_Nabokov

In 1852

Telê Santana, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1931)

#Telê_Santana

In 2006

Manfred von Richthofen, German captain and pilot (b. 1892)

#Manfred_von_Richthofen

In 1918

Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Indian politician, Governor of Assam (b. 1927)

#Janaki_Ballabh_Patnaik

In 2015

Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1519)

#Cosimo_I_de'_Medici,_Grand_Duke_of_Tuscany

In 1574

Odgar, Frankish archbishop of Mainz

#Odgar

In 847

Edward Victor Appleton, English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1892)

#Edward_Victor_Appleton

In 1965

Anselm of Canterbury, Italian-English archbishop and saint (b. 1033)

#Anselm_of_Canterbury

In 1109

Mark Twain, American novelist, humorist, and critic (b. 1835)

#Mark_Twain

In 1910

Gustav Lorentzen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1947)

#Gustav_Lorentzen

In 2010

Peter Abelard, French philosopher and theologian (b. 1079)

#Peter_Abelard

In 1142

Sydney Valpy Radley-Walters, Canadian general (b. 1920)

#Sydney_Valpy_Radley-Walters

In 2015

Muhammad Iqbal, Indian-Pakistani philosopher and poet (b. 1877)

#Muhammad_Iqbal

In 1938

Prince, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (b. 1958)

#Prince_(musician)

In 2016

Verne Troyer, American actor (b. 1969)

#Verne_Troyer

In 2018

Chic Harley, American football player (b. 1894)

#Chic_Harley

In 1974

Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282)

#Frederick_IV,_Duke_of_Lorraine

In 1329

Gustav Bergmann, Austrian-American philosopher from the Vienna Circle (b. 1906)

#Gustav_Bergmann

In 1987

Joseph Winston, American soldier and politician (b. 1746)

#Joseph_Winston

In 1815

Jan Boeckhorst, Flemish painter (b. c. 1604)

#Jan_Boeckhorst

In 1668

Jean-François Lyotard, French sociologist and philosopher (b. 1924)

#Jean-François_Lyotard

In 1998

Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician and academic (b. 1765)

#Johann_Friedrich_Pfaff

In 1825

George H. Heilmeier, American engineer (b. 1936)

#George_H._Heilmeier

In 2014

Liuvigild, king of the Visigoths

#Liuvigild

In 586

Dzhokhar Dudayev, Chechen general and politician, 1st President of Ichkeria (b. 1944)

#Dzhokhar_Dudayev

In 1996

Walter Model, German field marshal (b. 1891)

#Walter_Model

In 1945

Tancredo Neves, Brazilian banker and politician, Prime Minister of Brazil (b. 1910)

#Tancredo_Neves

In 1985

Philippe de La Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1640)

#Philippe_de_La_Hire

In 1719

Walter Slezak, Austrian-American actor and singer (b. 1902)

#Walter_Slezak

In 1983

Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish businessman, seventh President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1920)

#Juan_Antonio_Samaranch

In 2010

Nina Simone, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and activist (b. 1933)

#Nina_Simone

In 2003

Johnny Checketts, New Zealand commander and pilot (b. 1912)

#Johnny_Checketts

In 2006

Vikramatji Khimojiraj, Indian ruler (b. 1819)

#Vikramatji_Khimojiraj

In 1900

T. K. Ramakrishnan, Indian politician (b. 1922)

#T._K._Ramakrishnan

In 2006

Marcel Janco, Romanian-Israeli artist (b. 1895)

#Marcel_Janco

In 1984

Prince Eugene of Savoy (b. 1663)

#Prince_Eugene_of_Savoy

In 1736

Gordon D. Gayle, American general and historian (b. 1917)

#Gordon_D._Gayle

In 2013

Polly Higgins, Scottish barrister, author and environmental lobbyist, (b. 1968)

#Polly_Higgins

In 2019

Ugo Ehiogu, English footballer (b. 1972)

#Ugo_Ehiogu

In 2017

John Maynard Keynes, English economist and philosopher (b. 1883)

#John_Maynard_Keynes

In 1946

Jerry Toppazzini, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1931)

#Jerry_Toppazzini

In 2012

Shakuntala Devi, Indian mathematician and astrologer (b. 1929)

#Shakuntala_Devi

In 2013

Chrissy Amphlett, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1959)

#Chrissy_Amphlett

In 2013

Erté, Russian-French illustrator (b. 1892)

#Erté

In 1990

Sohrab Sepehri, Iranian poet and painter (b. 1928)

#Sohrab_Sepehri

In 1980

Salah Jahin, Egyptian poet, playwright, and composer (b. 1930)

#Salah_Jahin

In 1986

Emperor Xian of Han, Chinese emperor (b. 181)

#Emperor_Xian_of_Han

In 234

Jean Racine, French playwright and poet (b. 1639)

#Jean_Racine

In 1699

Friedrich Gustav Piffl, Bohemian cardinal (b. 1864)

#Friedrich_Gustav_Piffl

In 1932

Catharina Halkes, Dutch theologian and academic (b. 1920)

#Catharina_Halkes

In 2011

Emil Leon Post, Polish-American mathematician and logician (b. 1897)

#Emil_Leon_Post

In 1954

Nabi Tajima, Japanese supercentenarian, oldest Japanese and Asian person ever, last verified person born in the 19th century (b. 1900)

In 2018

Betsy von Furstenberg, German-American actress (b. 1931)

In 2015

John Moshoeu, South African footballer and manager (b. 1965)

In 2015

M. H. Abrams, American author, critic, and academic (b. 1912)

In 2015

Leopold Engleitner, Austrian Holocaust survivor, author, and educator (b. 1905)

In 2013

Charles Higham, English-American author and poet (b. 1931)

In 2012

Doris Betts, American author and academic (b. 1932)

In 2012

Kanagaratnam Sriskandan, Sri Lankan-English engineer and civil servant (b. 1930)

In 2010

Vivian Maier, American photographer (b. 1926)

In 2009

Lobby Loyde, Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1941)

In 2007

Gerry Marshall, English race car driver and journalist (b. 1941)

In 2005

Mary McGrory, American journalist (b. 1918)

In 2004

Buddy Rogers, American actor (b. 1904)

In 1999

Jimmy Snyder, American sportscaster (b. 1919)

In 1996

Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Pakistani cricketer (b. 1925)

In 1996

Zora Arkus-Duntov, Belgian-born American engineer and racing driver (b. 1909)

In 1996

Willi Boskovsky, Austrian violinist and conductor (b. 1909)

In 1991

James Kirkwood, Jr., American actor, playwright, and author (b. 1924)

In 1989

Marjorie Eaton, American painter and actress (b. 1901)

In 1986

Rudi Gernreich, Austrian-American fashion designer, created the monokini (b. 1922)

In 1985

Hristo Prodanov, Bulgarian engineer and mountaineer (b. 1943)

In 1984

Alexander Oparin, Russian biochemist and academic (b. 1894)

In 1980

Sandy Denny, English singer-songwriter (b.1947)

In 1978

Gummo Marx, American vaudevillian and talent agent (b. 1893)

In 1977

Kemal Tahir, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1910)

In 1973

Charles MacArthur, American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1895)

In 1956

Fritz Manteuffel, German gymnast (b. 1875)

In 1941

Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet, Irish politician (b. 1782)

In 1863

Francesco Zerafa, Maltese architect (b. 1679)

In 1758

Robert Beverley, Jr., English historian and author (b. 1673)

In 1722

Yagy? J?bei Mitsuyoshi, Japanese samurai (b. 1607)

In 1650

John Wittlebury, English politician (b. 1333)

In 1400

Stephen, Count of Tréguier Breton noblemen (b. c. 1058/62)

In 1136

Pope Alexander II

In 1073

Bardas, de facto regent of the Byzantine Empire

In 866

Hector Raul Parson Jr.

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