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April 21st
510 Notable birthdays
Peter Schneider
German writer and screenplayer (1940-2026).
Born April 21st, 1940 in Lübeck.
Died March 3rd, 2026 at 85 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Tunay Torun
Turkish association football player (born 1990).
Born April 21st, 1990 (age 36 years) in Hamburg. [ref]
Kang Pan-sŏk
Korean activist (1892-1932).
Born April 21st, 1892 in Mangyŏngdae.
Died July 31st, 1932 at 40 years old in Jilin.
Yuliya Pechonkina
Russian sprinter and hurdler.
Born April 21st, 1978 (age 48 years) in Krasnoyarsk.
Eduard Stiefel
Swiss mathematician (1909-1978).
Born April 21st, 1909 in Zurich.
Died November 25th, 1978 at 69 years old in Zurich.
Isaac Jacob Schoenberg
American mathematician (1903–1990).
Born April 21st, 1903 in Galați.
Died February 21st, 1990 at 86 years old in Madison.
Géraldine Reuteler
Swiss association football player.
Born April 21st, 1999 (age 27 years) in Canton of Nidwalden.
Stanislav Rostotsky
Film director (1922-2001).
Born April 21st, 1922 in Rybinsk.
Died August 10th, 2001 at 79 years old in Vyborg.
Attila Hörbiger
Austrian actor (1896-1987).
Born April 21st, 1896 in Budapest.
Died April 27th, 1987 at 91 years old in Vienna (stroke).
Soslan Andiyev
Wrestler (1952–2018).
Born April 21st, 1952 in Vladikavkaz.
Died November 22nd, 2018 at 66 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Lorenzo Tio
American clarinetist (1893–1933).
Born April 21st, 1893 in New Orleans.
Died December 24th, 1933 at 40 years old in New York City.
Ilia Zdanevich
Russian artist (1894–1975).
Born April 21st, 1894 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1975 at 81 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Johann Hinrich Wichern
German theologian and welfare reformer (1808–1881).
Born April 21st, 1808 in Hamburg.
Died April 7th, 1881 at 72 years old in Hamburg.
Betty Jane Rhodes
American actress (1921-2011).
Born April 21st, 1921 in Rockford.
Died December 27th, 2011 at 90 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Souleymane Cissé
Malian film director (1940–2025).
Born April 21st, 1940 in Bamako.
Died February 19th, 2025 at 84 years old in Bamako. [ref]
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas
Syrian-orthodox patriarch.
Born April 21st, 1933 in Mosul.
Died March 21st, 2014 at 80 years old in Kiel (disease).
Ekin Deligöz
Turkish-german statesperson (born 1971).
Born April 21st, 1971 (age 55 years) in Tokat.
Piero Calamandrei
Italian jurist, politician and writer (1889-1956).
Born April 21st, 1889 in Florence.
Died September 27th, 1956 at 67 years old in Florence.
Józef Kosacki
Polish army officer and engineer.
Born April 21st, 1909 in Łapy.
Died April 26th, 1990 at 81 years old in Warsaw.
Alexander Macfarlane
British mathematician and physicist (1851–1913).
Born April 21st, 1851 in Blairgowrie and Rattray. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1913 at 62 years old in Chatham. [ref]
Anselmo Duarte
Brazilian film director, actor and screenwriter (1920–2009).
Born April 21st, 1920 in São Paulo.
Died November 7th, 2009 at 89 years old in São Paulo (stroke). [ref]
Anselmo Lorenzo
Spanish author.
Born April 21st, 1841 in Toledo. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1914 at 73 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
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