15 notable people died on April 21, including Edward V. Appleton, Ibrahim Khan Lodi, Bernard of Italy.
20th Century
8 deaths
Edward V. Appleton
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1947)
Richard DeBaptiste
abolitionistjournalist
(1831-1901)
János Vass
juristminister
Hungarian jurist, politician (1873–1936)
Hassa Horn
architectengineer
Norwegian politician and businessman (1873-1968)
Mark Twain
aphoristautobiographer
American author and humorist (1835–1910)
Joaquim de Sousa Andrade
poetpolitician
Brazilian poet (1833–1902)
Teodoro Casana Robles
anthropologistarchaeologist
Peruvian photographer and academic (1900-1986)
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Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli
journalistlawyer
Brazilian politician (1910-1975)
19th Century
3 deaths
Francis Marindin
association football playerassociation football referee
English footballer, and British Army officer (1838-1900)
Baltazar Nicolai Garben
architectpolitician
Norwegian politician
Platon Atanacković
writer
Serbian writer
18th Century
1 death
Philippe de La Hire
architectastronomer
French mathematician and astronomer (1640-1718)
16th Century
2 deaths
Ibrahim Khan Lodi
politicianSultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi)
Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate from 1517 to 1526
Donato Bramante
architectcourt architect
Italian architect and painter (1444–1514)
9th Century
1 death
Bernard of Italy
monarch
Illegitimate son of Pepin of Italy
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