Deaths on April 21
This archive lists notable deaths associated with April 21 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on April 21, 2026.
Adam Windsor
British-born American professional wrestler (NWA)Died on Friday April 22nd 2022
Garland Boyette
American football player (Houston OilersDied on Friday April 22nd 2022
Viktor Zvyahintsev
Soviet footballer (Shakhtar Donetsk)Died on Friday April 22nd 2022
Guy Lafleur
Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal CanadiensDied on Friday April 22nd 2022
László Sterbinszky
Hungarian ballet dancerDied on Friday April 22nd 2022
Július Bartl
Slovak historianDied on Friday April 22nd 2022
Carl Wayne Buntion
American convictDied on Friday April 22nd 2022
Marco Innocenti
Italian comic book artist and writerDied on Friday April 22nd 2022
Mwai Kibaki
Kenyan politicianDied on Friday April 22nd 2022
Robert Manthoulis
Greek film directorDied on Friday April 22nd 2022
Kazumi Watanabe
Japanese Olympic long-distance runner (1960Died on Friday April 22nd 2022
Huang Shuqin
Chinese film director (A Soul Haunted by PaintingDied on Friday April 22nd 2022
Cynthia Plaster Caster
American artistDied on Friday April 22nd 2022
David M. Jones
American visual effects artist (Star WarsDied on Friday April 22nd 2022
Daisuke Ryu
Japanese & Korean actorDied on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Håkon Brusveen
Norwegian cross-country skierDied on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Shravan Rathod
Indian film composer (AashiquiDied on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Thelma Harper
American politicianDied on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Senzō Hidemura
JapaneseDied on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Frank McCabe
American Olympic basketball playerDied on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Myraida Chaves
Puerto Rican actressDied on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Annie Steiner
Algerian activistDied on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Henrietta M. Smith
American professor of library scienceDied on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Purushottam Naresh Dwivedi
Indian politician and convicted rapistDied on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Sumitra Mahajan
Indian politicianDied on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Marian Kosiński
Polish professional football player and coachDied on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Rik Andries
Belgian actorDied on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Segismundo Martínez Álvarez
Spanish-born Brazilian Roman Catholic bishopDied on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Du Jinfang
Chinese actressDied on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Mercedes Colás de Meroño
Spanish human rights activistDied on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Les McKeown
Scottish singer (Bay City Rollers)Died on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Mirosław Handke
Polish chemist and politicianDied on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Bill Wynne
American World War II veteranDied on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Alfred Teinitzer
Austrian footballerDied on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Marc Ferro
French historianDied on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Antonio Palang
Filipino Roman Catholic prelateDied on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Ma’Khia Bryant
American teenagerDied on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Lea Dali Lion
Estonian singerDied on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Ashok Kumar Walia
COVID-19Died on Thursday April 22nd 2021
Ernest Courant
American physicistDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Joel Rogosin
American television producer (The VirginianDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Zoe Dell Nutter
American dancerDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Milt Sunde
American football player (Minnesota Vikings)Died on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Dave Bacuzzi
English football player (ArsenalDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Hartwig Gauder
German race walker. (Olympic Champion 1980)Died on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Ella King Russell Torrey
American human rights activistDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Dickie Dowsett
English footballer (Southend UnitedDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Koos van den Berg
Dutch politician (SGP)Died on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Shirley Knight
American actress (The Dark at the Top of the StairsDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
George Curtis
English greyhound trainerDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Alain Duret
French writerDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Andrew J. Fenady
American screenwriterDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Marcos Mundstock
Argentine musicianDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Hubert Deittert
German politicianDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Philip Foglia
American lawyer and civic activistDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Teresa Rodrigo
Spanish physicist (Compact Muon SolenoidDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
François Lafortune Jr.
Belgian rifle shooterDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Richard Akinjide
Nigerian juristDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Catherine Paysan
French writerDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Jimmy Goodfellow
English football player (WorkingtonDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Arminsyah
Indonesian prosecutorDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Aleksandr Kapto
Ukrainian sociologist and diplomatDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Teruyuki Okazaki
Japanese karate masterDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Michael Appleton
British television producer (The Old Grey Whistle Test)Died on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Naek L. Tobing
Indonesian physician and sexologistDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Derek Jones
American rock guitarist (Falling in Reverse)Died on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Donald Kennedy
American public official and academic administratorDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Gérard Piouffre
French writer and historianDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Travis Scott Bowden
American retired professional wrestling manager and referee (USWA)Died on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Doreen Spooner
British photographerDied on Sunday April 21st 2019
William Krehm
Canadian Trotskyist activist and Spanish Civil War veteranDied on Sunday April 21st 2019
Alfred Radley
British clothing manufacturerDied on Sunday April 21st 2019
Sir Clive Rose
British diplomatDied on Sunday April 21st 2019
Jerry Clack
American classics scholarDied on Sunday April 21st 2019
Jayne Wrightsman
American philanthropist and fine arts collectorDied on Sunday April 21st 2019
Peter Colotka
Slovak academicDied on Sunday April 21st 2019
Braulio Lara
Dominican baseball player (Tampa Bay RaysDied on Sunday April 21st 2019
Donald Ault
American literary scholarDied on Sunday April 21st 2019
Shantha Mayadunne
Sri Lankan chefDied on Sunday April 21st 2019
Aminul Haque
Bangladeshi politicianDied on Sunday April 21st 2019
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian
Iranian artistDied on Sunday April 21st 2019
Jess Roskelley
36Died on Sunday April 21st 2019
Howse Peak
-Died on Sunday April 21st 2019
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Brazilian filmmaker (Barren LivesDied on Saturday April 21st 2018
Dick Fichtner
American college basketball coach (Occidental TigersDied on Saturday April 21st 2018
Verne Troyer
American actorDied on Saturday April 21st 2018
Firmin Le Bourhis
French detective novelistDied on Saturday April 21st 2018
Nabi Tajima
Japanese supercentenarianDied on Saturday April 21st 2018
Jim Miceli
American politicianDied on Saturday April 21st 2018
Golam Hafiz
Bangladeshi football referee (FIFA)Died on Saturday April 21st 2018