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April 21is the 111th day of the year (112th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;254 days remain until the end of the year.
Events[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 753 BC–RomulusfoundsRome(traditional date).
- 43 BC–Battle of Mutina:Mark Antonyis again defeated in battle byAulus Hirtius,who is killed. Antony fails to captureMutinaandDecimus Brutusis murdered shortly after.
- 900– TheLaguna Copperplate Inscription(the earliest known written document found in what is now thePhilippines): the Commander-in-Chief of theKingdom of Tondo,as represented by the Honourable Jayadewa, Lord Minister ofPailah,pardons from all debt the Honourable Namwaran and his relations.
- 1092– TheDiocese of Pisais elevated to the rank of metropolitanarchdiocesebyPope Urban II
- 1506– The three-dayLisbon Massacrecomes to an end with the slaughter of over 1,900 suspected Jews by Portuguese Catholics.
- 1509–Henry VIIIascends the throne of England on the death of his father,Henry VII.
- 1526– The last ruler of theLodi dynasty,Ibrahim Lodiis defeated and killed byBaburin theFirst Battle of Panipat.
1601–1900[edit]
- 1615– TheWignacourt Aqueductis inaugurated inMalta.
- 1782– The city of Rattanakosin, now known internationally asBangkok,isfoundedon the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River by KingBuddha Yodfa Chulaloke.
- 1789–John Adamssworn in as firstUS Vice President(nine days before George Washington).[1]
- 1789 –George Washington's reception at Trentonis hosted by the Ladies of Trenton as he journeys to New York City for hisfirst inauguration.[2]
- 1792–Tiradentes,arevolutionaryleading a movement forBrazil's independence,ishanged, drawn and quartered.
- 1802– Twelve thousand Wahhabissack Karbala,killing over three thousand inhabitants.
- 1806–Action of 21 April 1806:A French frigate escapes British forces off the coast of South Africa.
- 1809– Two Austrian army corps are driven fromLandshutby aFirst French Empirearmy led byNapoleonas two French corps to the north hold off the main Austrian army on the first day of theBattle of Eckmühl.
- 1821–Benderli Ali Pashaarrives in Constantinople as the newGrand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire;he remains in power for only nine days before being sent into exile.
- 1836–Texas Revolution:TheBattle of San Jacinto:Republic of Texasforces underSam Houstondefeat troops under Mexican GeneralAntonio López de Santa Anna.
- 1856–Australian labour movement:Stonemasons and building workers on building sites around Melbourne march from the University of Melbourne to Parliament House to achieve aneight-hour day.
- 1894– Norway formally adopts theKrag–Jørgensenbolt-action rifle as the main arm of its armed forces, a weapon that would remain in service for almost 50 years.
- 1898–Spanish–American War:The United States Navy begins a blockade ofCubanports. When theU.S. Congressissued adeclaration of waron April 25, it declared that a state of war had existed from this date.
1901–present[edit]
- 1914–Ypiranga incident:A German arms shipment to Mexico is intercepted by the U.S. Navy nearVeracruz.
- 1918–World War I:Germanfighter aceManfred von Richthofen,better known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed overVaux-sur-SommeinFrance.
- 1926–Al-Baqi cemetery,former site of the mausoleum offour Shi'a Imams,isleveled to the groundbyWahhabis.
- 1934– The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo allegedly showing theLoch Ness Monster,is published in theDaily Mail(in 1994, it is revealed to be a hoax).[3]
- 1945–World War II:Sovietforces south of Berlin atZossenattack theGerman High Commandheadquarters.
- 1946– TheU.S. Weather Bureaupublish a paper which stated the width of atornadowhich struck thecity of Timber Lake, South Dakotawas 4 miles (6.4 km), which would make this the widest tornado ever documented in history.[4]
- 1948–United Nations Security Council Resolution 47relating toKashmir conflictis adopted.
- 1950– TheNainital wedding massacreoccurs, killing 22 members of the Harijan caste.[5][6][7][8]
- 1952–Secretary's Day(now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated.
- 1958–United Air Lines Flight 736collides with aUnited States Air Forcefighter jet nearArden, Nevadain what is nowEnterprise, Nevada.[9]
- 1960–Brasília,Brazil's capital, is officially inaugurated. At 09:30, the Three Powers of the Republic are simultaneously transferred from the old capital,Rio de Janeiro.
- 1962– TheSeattle World's Fair(Century 21 Exposition) opens. It is the firstWorld's Fairin the United States since World War II.
- 1963– The first election of theUniversal House of Justiceis held, marking its establishment as the supreme governing institution of theBaháʼí Faith.
- 1964– ATransit-5bnsatellite fails to reach orbit after launch; as it re-enters the atmosphere, 2.1 pounds (0.95 kg) of radioactiveplutoniumin itsSNAPRTGpower source is widely dispersed.
- 1965– The1964–1965 New York World's Fairopens for its second and final season.
- 1966–Rastafari movement:Haile SelassieofEthiopiavisitsJamaica,an event now celebrated asGrounation Day.
- 1967– A few days before thegeneral electionin Greece, ColonelGeorge Papadopoulosleads acoup d'état,establishing amilitary regimethat lasts for seven years.
- 1972– AstronautsJohn YoungandCharles DukeflyApollo 16'sApollo Lunar Moduleto the Moon's surface, the fifth NASAApollo Programcrewed lunar landing.[10]
- 1975–Vietnam War:President ofSouth VietnamNguyễn Văn ThiệufleesSaigon,asXuân Lộc,the last South Vietnamese outpost blocking a directNorth Vietnameseassault on Saigon,falls.
- 1977–Annieopens onBroadway.
- 1982–Baseball:Rollie Fingersof theMilwaukee Brewersbecomes the firstpitcherto record 300 saves.
- 1985– The compound of the militant groupThe Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lordsurrenders to federal authorities in Arkansas after a two-day government siege.
- 1987– TheTamil Tigersare blamed for acar bombthat detonates in theSri Lankancapital city ofColombo,killing 106 people.
- 1989–Tiananmen Square protests of 1989:In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather inTiananmen Squareto commemorate Chinese reform leaderHu Yaobang.
- 1993– The Supreme Court inLa Paz,Bolivia,sentences former dictatorLuis García Mezato 30 years in jail without parole for murder, theft, fraud and violating the constitution.
- 2004– Five suicide car bomberstarget police stationsin and aroundBasra,killing 74 people and wounding 160.
- 2010– The controversialKharkiv Pact(Russian Ukrainian Naval Base for Gas Treaty) is signed inKharkiv,Ukraine, byUkrainian PresidentViktor YanukovychandRussian PresidentDmitry Medvedev;it was unilaterally terminated by Russia on March 31, 2014.
- 2012– Two trains are involved in ahead-on collisionnearSloterdijk, Amsterdam,in the Netherlands, killing one person and injuring 116 others.[11]
- 2014– The American city ofFlint, Michiganswitches its water source to theFlint River,beginning the ongoingFlint water crisiswhich has causedlead poisoningin up to 12,000 people, and at least 12 deaths fromLegionnaires' disease,ultimately leading to criminal indictments against 15 people, five of whom have been charged withinvoluntary manslaughter.
- 2019–Eight bombs explodeat churches, hotels, and other locations inSri LankaonEaster Sunday,killing at least 269.[12]
- 2021–Indonesian NavysubmarineKRI Nanggala (402)sinks in theBali Seaduring a military drill, killing all 53 on board.[13]
Births[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 1132–Sancho VI,king of Navarre(d. 1194)
- 1488–Ulrich von Hutten,German religious reformer (d. 1523)
- 1523–Marco Antonio Bragadin,Venetian lawyer and military officer (d. 1571)
- 1555–Ludovico Carracci,Italian painter and etcher (d. 1619)
1601–1900[edit]
- 1619–Jan van Riebeeck,Dutch founder ofCape Town(d. 1677)
- 1630–Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten,Dutch-English painter (d. 1700)
- 1631–Francesco Maidalchini,Catholic cardinal (d. 1700)
- 1642–Simon de la Loubère,French mathematician, poet, and diplomat (d. 1729)
- 1651–Joseph Vaz,Sri Lankan priest, missionary, and saint (d. 1711)
- 1652–Michel Rolle,French mathematician and academic (d. 1719)
- 1671–John Law,Scottish economist (d. 1729)
- 1673–Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg(d. 1742)
- 1713–Louis de Noailles,French general (d. 1793)
- 1730–Antonín Kammel,Czech violinist and composer (d. 1788)
- 1752–Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait,French engineer, hydrographer, and politician,French Minister of Marine and the Colonies(d. 1807)
- 1752 –Humphry Repton,English gardener and author (d. 1818)
- 1774–Jean-Baptiste Biot,French physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (d. 1862)
- 1775–Alexander Anderson,Scottish-American illustrator and engraver (d. 1870)
- 1783–Reginald Heber,English priest (d. 1821)[14]
- 1790–Manuel Blanco Encalada,Spanish-Chilean admiral and politician, 1stPresident of Chile(d. 1876)
- 1810–John Putnam Chapin,American politician, 10thMayor of Chicago(d. 1864)
- 1811–Alson Sherman,American merchant and politician, 8thMayor of Chicago(d. 1903)
- 1814–Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts,English art collector and philanthropist (d. 1906)
- 1816–Charlotte Brontë,English novelist and poet (d. 1855)
- 1837–Fredrik Bajer,Danish lieutenant and politician,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1922)
- 1838–John Muir,Scottish-American environmentalist and author (d. 1914)
- 1854–William Stang,German-American bishop (d. 1907)
- 1864–Max Weber,German economist and sociologist (d. 1920)
- 1868–Alfred Henry Maurer,American painter (d. 1932)
- 1868 –Mary Rogers Miller,American author and educator (d. 1971)[15]
- 1870–Edwin Stanton Porter,American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1941)
- 1874–Vincent Scotto,French composer and actor (d. 1952)
- 1882–Percy Williams Bridgman,American physicist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1961)
- 1885–Tatu Kolehmainen,Finnish runner (d. 1967)
- 1887–Joe McCarthy,American baseball manager (d. 1978)
- 1889–Marcel Boussac,French businessman (d. 1980)
- 1889 –Paul Karrer,Russian-Swiss chemist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1971)
- 1889 –Efrem Zimbalist, Sr.,Russian-American violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1985)
- 1892–Freddie Dixon,English motorcycle racer and racing driver (d. 1956)
- 1893–Romeo Bertini,Italian runner (d. 1973)
- 1897–Odd Lindbäck-Larsen,Norwegian Army general and war historian (d. 1975)[16]
- 1898–Maurice Wilson,English soldier, pilot, and mountaineer (d. 1934)
- 1899–Randall Thompson,American composer and academic (d. 1984)
1901–present[edit]
- 1903–Luis Saslavsky,Argentinian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1995)
- 1904–Jean Hélion,French painter (d. 1987)
- 1904 –Odilo Globocnik,Italian-AustrianSSofficer (d. 1945)
- 1905–Pat Brown,American lawyer and politician, 32ndGovernor of California(d. 1996)
- 1911–Ivan Combe,American businessman, developedClearasil(d. 2000)
- 1911 –Kemal Satır,Turkish physician and politician (d. 1991)
- 1912–Eve Arnold,Russian-American photojournalist (d. 2012)
- 1912 –Marcel Camus,French director and screenwriter (d. 1982)
- 1913–Norman Parkinson,English photographer (d. 1990)
- 1914–Angelo Savoldi,Italian-American wrestler and promoter, co-foundedInternational World Class Championship Wrestling(d. 2013)
- 1915–Garrett Hardin,American ecologist, author, and academic (d. 2003)
- 1915 –Anthony Quinn,Mexican-American actor (d. 2001)
- 1916–Estella B. Diggs,American businesswoman and politician (d. 2013)
- 1918–Eddy Christiani,Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)
- 1919–Don Cornell,American singer (d. 2004)
- 1919 –Roger Doucet,Canadian tenor (d. 1981)
- 1919 –Licio Gelli,Italian financer (d. 2015)
- 1922–Alistair MacLean,Scottish novelist and screenwriter (d. 1987)
- 1922 –Allan Watkins,Welsh-English cricketer (d. 2011)
- 1923–John Mortimer,English lawyer and author (d. 2009)
- 1924–Ira Louvin,American singer-songwriter and mandolin player (d. 1965)
- 1925–Anthony Mason,Australian soldier and judge, 9thChief Justice of Australia
- 1925 –John Swinton of Kimmerghame,English general and politician,Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire(d. 2018)
- 1926–Elizabeth II,Queen of theUnited Kingdomandher other realms(d. 2022)[17]
- 1926 –Arthur Rowley,English footballer, manager, and cricketer (d. 2002)[18]
- 1927–Ahmed Arif,Turkish poet and author (d. 1991)
- 1928–Jack Evans,Welsh-Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1996)
- 1930–Hilda Hilst,Brazilian author, poet, and playwright (d. 2004)
- 1930 –Silvana Mangano,Italian actress (d. 1989)
- 1930 –Dieter Roth,German-Swiss illustrator and sculptor (d. 1998)
- 1930 –Jack Taylor,English footballer and referee (d. 2012)
- 1931–Morgan Wootten,American high school basketball coach (d. 2020)[19]
- 1932–Slide Hampton,African-American trombonist and composer (d. 2021)
- 1932 –Elaine May,American actress, comedian, director, and screenwriter
- 1932 –Angela Mortimer,English tennis player
- 1933–Edelmiro Amante,Filipino lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
- 1933 –Easley Blackwood, Jr.,American pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2023)
- 1933 –Ignatius Zakka I Iwas,Iraqi patriarch (d. 2014)
- 1935–Charles Grodin,American actor and talk show host (d. 2021)[20]
- 1935 –Thomas Kean,American academic and politician, 48thGovernor of New Jersey
- 1936–James Dobson,American evangelist, psychologist, and author, foundedFocus on the Family
- 1936 –Reg Fleming,Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2009)
- 1937–Gary Peters,American baseball player (d. 2023)
- 1937 –Ben Zinn,Israeli-born American academic and former international soccer player
- 1939–John McCabe,English pianist and composer (d. 2015)
- 1939 –Sister Helen Prejean,American nun, activist, and author
- 1939 –Reni Santoni,American actor (d. 2020)
- 1940–Jacques Caron,Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1940 –Souleymane Cissé,Malian director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1941–David L. Boren,American lawyer and politician, 21stGovernor of Oklahoma
- 1942–Geoffrey Palmer,New Zealand politician, 33rdPrime Minister of New Zealand
- 1945–Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan,Indian cricketer and umpire
- 1945 –Mark Wainberg,Canadian researcher and HIV/AIDS activist (d. 2017)
- 1945 –Diana Darvey,English actress, singer and dancer (d. 2000)
- 1947–Al Bumbry,American baseball player
- 1947 –Iggy Pop,American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
- 1947 –John Weider,English bass player
- 1948–Gary Condit,American businessman and politician
- 1948 –Paul Davis,American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2008)
- 1948 –Josef Flammer,Swiss ophthalmologist
- 1948 –Dieter Fromm,German runner
- 1949–Patti LuPone,American actress and singer
- 1950–Shivaji Satam,Indian actor
- 1951–Tony Danza,American actor and producer
- 1951 –Michael Freedman,American mathematician and academic
- 1951 –Bob Varsha,American sportscaster
- 1951 –Steve Vickers,Canadian ice hockey player
- 1952–Gerald Early,American author and academic
- 1952 –Cheryl Gillan,British businesswoman and politician,Secretary of State for Wales(d. 2021)
- 1953–John Brumby,Australian politician, 45thPremier of Victoria
- 1954–Ebiet G. Ade,Indonesian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1954 –James Morrison,American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1954 –Mike Wingfield,South African academic and scientist[21]
- 1955–Murathan Mungan,Turkish author, poet, and playwright
- 1956–Peter Kosminsky,English director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1956 –Phillip Longman,German-American demographer and journalist
- 1957–Hervé Le Tellier,French linguist and author
- 1957 –Herbert Wetterauer,German painter, sculptor, and author
- 1958–Andie MacDowell,American model, actress, and producer
- 1958 –Yoshito Usui,Japanese illustrator (d. 2009)
- 1958 –Michael Zarnock,American author
- 1959–Tim Jacobus,American illustrator and painter
- 1959 –Robert Smith,English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1961–David Servan-Schreiber,French physician, neuroscientist, and author (d. 2011)
- 1963–Ken Caminiti,American baseball player (d. 2004)[22]
- 1965–Fiona Kelleghan,American academic, critic and librarian
- 1969–Toby Stephens,English actor
- 1970–Rob Riggle,American actor and comedian[23]
- 1971–Michael Turner,American author and illustrator (d. 2008)
- 1973–Steve Backshall,English naturalist, writer, and television presenter
- 1977–Gyula Koi,Hungarian scholar and educator
- 1979–Virginie Basselot,French chef
- 1979 –James McAvoy,Scottish actor[24]
- 1980–Tony Romo,American football player and announcer[25]
- 1983–Tarvaris Jackson,American football player (d. 2020)[26]
- 1988–Ricky Berens,American swimmer[27]
- 1988 –Jencarlos Canela,American singer-songwriter and actor
- 1989–Nikki Cross,Scottish wrestler[28]
- 1992–Isco,Spanish footballer[29]
- 1992 –Joc Pederson,American baseball player[30]
- 1994–Ludwig Augustinsson,Swedish footballer[31]
- 1996–Arianne Hartono,Dutch tennis player[32][33]
- 1997–Mikel Oyarzabal,Spanish footballer[34]
- 1998–Jarrett Allen,American basketball player[35]
- 2003–Xavi Simons,Dutch footballer[36]
- 2007–Princess Isabella of Denmark,daughter ofKing Frederik XandQueen Mary of Denmark[37]
Deaths[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 234–Emperor Xian of Han,Chinese emperor (b. 181)
- 586–Liuvigild,king of theVisigoths
- 847–Odgar,Frankish archbishop ofMainz
- 866–Bardas,de factoregent of theByzantine Empire
- 941–Bajkam,de factoregent of theAbbasid Caliphate
- 1073–Pope Alexander II[38]
- 1109–Anselm of Canterbury,Italian-English archbishop and saint (b. 1033)
- 1136–Stephen, Count of TréguierBreton noblemen (b.c. 1058/62)
- 1142–Peter Abelard,French philosopher and theologian (b. 1079)
- 1213–Maria of Montpellier,Lady of Montpellier, Queen of Aragon (b. 1182)
- 1329–Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine(b. 1282)
- 1400–John Wittlebury,English politician (b. 1333)[39]
- 1509–Henry VII of England(b. 1457)
- 1557–Petrus Apianus,German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1495)
- 1574–Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany(b. 1519)
- 1591–Sen no Rikyū,Japanese exponent of the tea ceremony (b. 1522)
1601–1900[edit]
- 1650–Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi,Japanese samurai (b. 1607)
- 1668–Jan Boeckhorst,Flemish painter (b.c. 1604)
- 1699–Jean Racine,French playwright and poet (b. 1639)
- 1719–Philippe de La Hire,French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1640)
- 1720–Antoine Hamilton,Irish-French soldier and author (b. 1646)
- 1722–Robert Beverley, Jr.,English historian and author (b. 1673)
- 1736–Prince Eugene of Savoy(b. 1663)
- 1740–Thomas Tickell,English poet and author (b. 1685)
- 1758–Francesco Zerafa,Maltese architect (b. 1679)
- 1815–Joseph Winston,American soldier and politician (b. 1746)
- 1825–Johann Friedrich Pfaff,German mathematician and academic (b. 1765)
- 1852–Ivan Nabokov,Russian general (b. 1787)
- 1863–Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet,Irish politician (b. 1782)
- 1900–Vikramatji Khimojiraj,Indian ruler (b. 1819)
1901–present[edit]
- 1910–Mark Twain,American novelist, humorist, and critic (b. 1835)[40]
- 1918–Manfred von Richthofen,German captain and pilot (b. 1892)
- 1924–Eleonora Duse,Italian actress (b. 1858)[41]
- 1930–Robert Bridges,English poet and author (b. 1844)
- 1932–Friedrich Gustav Piffl,Bohemian cardinal (b. 1864)
- 1938–Allama Muhammad Iqbal,Pakistani National philosopher and poet (b. 1877)
- 1941–Fritz Manteuffel,German gymnast (b. 1875)
- 1945–Walter Model,German field marshal (b. 1891)
- 1946–John Maynard Keynes,English economist and philosopher (b. 1883)
- 1948–Aldo Leopold,American ecologist and author (b. 1887)
- 1952–Leslie Banks,American actor, director and producer (b. 1890)
- 1954–Emil Leon Post,Polish-American mathematician and logician (b. 1897)
- 1956–Charles MacArthur,American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1895)
- 1965–Edward Victor Appleton,English-Scottish physicist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1892)
- 1971–François Duvalier,Haitian physician and politician, 40thPresident of Haiti(b. 1907)
- 1973–Arthur Fadden,Australian accountant and politician, 13thPrime Minister of Australia(b. 1894)
- 1973 –Kemal Tahir,Turkish journalist and author (b. 1910)
- 1977–Gummo Marx,American vaudevillian and talent agent (b. 1892)
- 1978–Sandy Denny,English singer-songwriter (b. 1947)[42]
- 1978 –Thomas Wyatt Turner,American biologist and academic (b. 1877)
- 1980–Alexander Oparin,Russian biochemist and academic (b. 1894)
- 1980 –Sohrab Sepehri,Iranian poet and painter (b. 1928)
- 1983–Walter Slezak,Austrian-American actor and singer (b. 1902)
- 1984–Marcel Janco,Romanian-Israeli artist (b. 1895)
- 1984 –Hristo Prodanov,Bulgarian engineer and mountaineer (b. 1943)
- 1985–Rudi Gernreich,Austrian-American fashion designer, created themonokini(b. 1922)
- 1985 –Tancredo Neves,Brazilian banker and politician,Prime Minister of Brazil(b. 1910)
- 1986–Marjorie Eaton,American painter and actress (b. 1901)
- 1986 –Salah Jahin,Egyptian poet, playwright, and composer (b. 1930)
- 1987–Gustav Bergmann,Austrian-American philosopher from the Vienna Circle (b. 1906)
- 1990–Erté,Russian-French illustrator (b. 1892)
- 1991–Willi Boskovsky,Austrian violinist and conductor (b. 1909)
- 1992–Väinö Linna,Finnish author (b. 1920)[43]
- 1996–Abdul Hafeez Kardar,Pakistani cricketer (b. 1925)
- 1996 –Jimmy Snyder,American sportscaster (b. 1919)
- 1998–Jean-François Lyotard,French sociologist and philosopher (b. 1924)
- 1999–Buddy Rogers,American actor (b. 1904)
- 2003–Nina Simone,American singer-songwriter, pianist, and activist (b. 1933)
- 2005–Zhang Chunqiao,Chinese writer and politician, member of theGang of Four(b. 1917)[44]
- 2010–Gustav Lorentzen,Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1947)
- 2010 –Juan Antonio Samaranch,Spanish businessman, seventhPresident of the International Olympic Committee(b. 1920)
- 2010 –Kanagaratnam Sriskandan,Sri Lankan-English engineer and civil servant (b. 1930)
- 2011–Catharina Halkes,Dutch theologian and academic (b. 1920)
- 2012–Doris Betts,American author and academic (b. 1932)
- 2013–Shakuntala Devi,Indian mathematician and astrologer (b. 1929)
- 2013 –Leopold Engleitner,AustrianHolocaustsurvivor, author, and educator (b. 1905)
- 2014–George H. Heilmeier,American engineer (b. 1936)
- 2014 –Win Tin,Burmese journalist and politician, co-founded theNational League for Democracy(b. 1930)
- 2016–Prince,American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (b. 1958)
- 2017–Ugo Ehiogu,English footballer (b. 1972)
- 2018–Nabi Tajima,Japanese supercentenarian (b. 1900)[45]
- 2019–Polly Higgins,Scottish barrister, author and environmental lobbyist (b. 1968)[46]
- 2024–Terry A. Anderson,American journalist (b. 1947)[47]
Holidays and observances[edit]
- Christianfeast day:
- Parilia(ancient Rome)[48]
- Civil Service Day(India)
- Grounation Day(Rastafari)
- Heroic Defense of Veracruz(Mexico)
- Kang Pan-sok's Birthday(North Korea)
- Kartini Day(Indonesia)
- Local Self Government Day(Russia)
- National Tea Day(United Kingdom)
- National Tree Planting Day(Kenya)
- San Jacinto Day(Texas)
- Queen or King's Official Birthday(Falkland Islands)
- Tiradentes' Day(Brazil)
- Vietnam Book Day(Vietnam)
References[edit]
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- ^Drunk Gurkha Kills 22,Los Angeles Times(22 April 1950)Archived13 March 2013 at theWayback Machine
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