Died on This Day (21-Apr)
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Ken Kercheval | Ken Kercheval was an American actor, best known for his role as Cliff Barnes on the television series Dallas and its 2012 revival. | American actor | 83 | 1 |
| Ugo Ehiogu | Ugochukwu Ehiogu was an English professional footballer who played as a centre back from 1989 to 2009. | English footballer | 44 | 3 | |
| M. H. Abrams | Meyer Howard "Mike" Abrams , usually cited as M. H. | American literary critic | 102 | 5 | |
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Chrissy Amphlett | Christine Joy Amphlett was an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. | Australian musician | 53 | 7 |
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Max Mathews | Max Vernon Mathews was a pioneer of computer music. | American pioneer in computer music | 84 | 9 |
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Al Purdy | Alfred Wellington Purdy was a 20th-century Canadian free verse poet. | Canadian poet | 81 | 20 |
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Frank Lausche | Frank John Lausche was an American Democratic politician from Ohio. | American politician | 94 | 30 |
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Alexander Oparin | Alexander Ivanovich Oparin was a Soviet biochemist notable for his theories about the origin of life, and for his book The Origin of Life. | Biochemist | 86 | 40 |
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Edward Colquhoun Charlton | Edward Colquhoun Charlton VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. | Recipient of the Victoria Cross | 24 | 75 |
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Arthur Gilbert | Arthur Gilbert was an English landscape painter during the Victorian era, and a member of the Williams family of painters. | British artist | 75 | 125 |
| Person | Person | Description | Age | Anniversary | |
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| Nabi Tajima | Japanese supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Japan who have attained or surpassed the age of 110 years. | Japanese supercentenarian | 117 | 2 | |
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Prince | Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, dancer, actor, and director. | American singer and songwriter | 57 | 4 |
| Janet Gray Hayes | Janet Gray Hayes was the 60th mayor of San Jose, California, elected to two consecutive, four-year terms from 1975 to 1983. | American mayor | 87 | 6 | |
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Albert Falco | Albert Falco was a French scuba diving veteran and champion of underwater conservation. | Scuba diver, former Chief Diver and Captain of RV | 84 | 8 |
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Gustav Lorentzen | Gustav Lorentzen , also known by his stage name Ludvigsen, was a Norwegian singer-songwriter, best known from being half of the successful duo Knutsen & Ludvigsen, alongside Øystein "Knutsen" Dolmen. | Norwegian musician | 62 | 10 |
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Izabella Trojanowska | Izabella Trojanowska was a Polish journalist writing for Dziennik Bałtycki , Kashubia and Pomerania. | Polish journalist | 65 | 25 |
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Tancredo Neves | Tancredo de Almeida Neves was a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and entrepreneur. | Brazilian politician | 75 | 35 |
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Paul Schmidt | Paul-Otto Schmidt was an interpreter in the German foreign ministry from 1923 to 1945. | German translator, Nazi | 70 | 50 |
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Maria Sanford | Maria Louise Sanford was an American educator. | American school administrator | 83 | 100 |
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Samuel Sandys | Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys , was a British Whig politician who represented Worcester in the House of Commons from 1718 until 1743, when he was created Baron Sandys. | British politician | 74 | 250 |