21 April
Notable Births
Hyein
b. 2008
South Korean singer (born 2008)
Princess Isabella of Denmark
b. 2007
Danish princess (born 2007)
Xavi Simons
b. 2003
Dutch footballer (born 2003)
Choi Hyun-suk
b. 1999
South Korean rapper (born 1999)
Jarrett Allen
b. 1998
American basketball player (born 1998)
Mikel Oyarzabal
b. 1997
Spanish footballer (born 1997)
Arianne Hartono
b. 1996
Dutch tennis player (born 1996)
Ludwig Augustinsson
b. 1994
Swedish footballer (born 1994)
Isco
b. 1992
Spanish footballer (born 1992)
Joc Pederson
b. 1992
American baseball player (born 1992)
Nikki Cross
b. 1989
Scottish professional wrestler (born 1989)
Ricky Berens
b. 1988
American swimmer (born 1988)
Jencarlos Canela
b. 1988
American actor (born 1988)
Tarvaris Jackson
b. 1983
American football player (1983–2020)
Tony Romo
b. 1980
American football player and television analyst (born 1980)
Virginie Basselot
b. 1979
French chef (born 1979)
James McAvoy
b. 1979
Scottish actor (born 1979)
Gyula Koi
b. 1977
Hungarian legal scholar and lecturer (born 1977)
Jamie Salé
b. 1977
Canadian pair skater (born 1977)
Elizabeth II
b. 1926
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022
Notable Deaths
Pope Francis
d. 2025
Head of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025
Terry A. Anderson
d. 2024
American journalist (1947–2024)
Polly Higgins
d. 2019
Scottish barrister, author, and environmental lobbyist (1968–2019)
Nabi Tajima
d. 2018
Japanese supercentenarian
Ugo Ehiogu
d. 2017
English football player and coach (1972–2017)
Prince (musician)
d. 2016
American musician and actor (1958–2016)
George H. Heilmeier
d. 2014
American engineer and businessman (1936-2014)
Win Tin
d. 2014
Burmese writer and political prisoner (12 March 1929 – 21 April 2014)
Shakuntala Devi
d. 2013
Indian writer and mental calculator (1929–2013)
Leopold Engleitner
d. 2013
Austrian Holocaust survivor
Catharina Halkes
d. 2011
Dutch theologian and feminist (1920-2011)
Gustav Lorentzen
d. 2010
Musical artist
Juan Antonio Samaranch
d. 2010
President of the IOC from 1980 to 2001
Zhang Chunqiao
d. 2005
Member of the Gang of Four (1917–2005)
Nina Simone
d. 2003
American singer-songwriter (1933–2003)
Charles "Buddy" Rogers
d. 1999
American actor and musician (1904–1999)
Jean-François Lyotard
d. 1998
French philosopher, sociologist, and literary theorist (1924-1998)
Diosdado Macapagal
d. 1997
President of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965
Abdul Hafeez Kardar
d. 1996
Pakistani cricketer and politician
Väinö Linna
d. 1992
Finnish author (1920–1992)