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*[[43 BC]] – [[Battle of Mutina]]: [[Mark Antony]] is again defeated in battle by [[Aulus Hirtius]], who is killed. Antony fails to capture [[Mutina]] and [[Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus|Decimus Brutus]] is murdered shortly after.

* [[900]] – The [[Laguna Copperplate Inscription]] (the earliest known written document found in what is now the [[Philippines]]): the Commander-in-Chief of the [[Kingdom of Tondo]], as represented by the Honourable Jayadewa, Lord Minister of [[Pila, Laguna|Pailah]], pardons from all debt the Honourable Namwaran and his relations.

*[[1092]] – The [[Diocese of Pisa]] is elevated to the rank of metropolitan [[archdiocese]] by [[Pope Urban II]]

*[[1092]] – The [[Diocese of Pisa]] is elevated to the rank of metropolitan [[archdiocese]] by [[Pope Urban II]].

*[[1506]] – The three-day [[Lisbon Massacre]] comes to an end with the slaughter of over 1,900 suspected Jews by Portuguese Catholics.

*[[1509]] – [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] ascends the throne of England on the death of his father, [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]].

*[[1526]] – The last ruler of the [[Lodi dynasty]], [[Ibrahim Lodi]] is defeated and killed by [[Babur]] in the [[First Battle of Panipat]].

*[[1526]] – The last ruler of the [[Lodi dynasty]], [[Ibrahim Lodi]], is defeated and killed by [[Babur]] in the [[First Battle of Panipat]].

===1601–1900===

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*[[1966]] – [[Rastafari|Rastafari movement]]: [[Haile Selassie]] of [[Ethiopia]] visits [[Jamaica]], an event now celebrated as [[Grounation Day]].

*[[1967]] – A few days before the [[general election]] in Greece, Colonel [[Georgios Papadopoulos|George Papadopoulos]] leads a [[coup d'état]], establishing a [[Greek junta|military regime]] that lasts for seven years.

* 1967 – A [[Tornado outbreak of April 21, 1967|tornado outbreak]] in [[Illinois]], United States, kills over 50 and injures over 1,000. [[Belvidere, Illinois|Belvidere]] sustains over 500 casualties as [[1967 Belvidere tornado|a violent tornado]] strikes the high school. Another tornado near [[Chicago]] causes another 500 casualties, devastating [[Oak Lawn, Illinois|Oak Lawn]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.weather.gov/lot/1967_April_Tornadoes |title=One of the worst tornado outbreaks for northern IL with three F4s devastates Belvidere, Lake Zurich, & Oak Lawn, IL |publisher=[[National Weather Service Chicago, Illinois]] }}</ref>

*[[1972]] – Astronauts [[John Young (astronaut)|John Young]] and [[Charles Duke]] fly [[Apollo 16]]'s [[Apollo Lunar Module]] to the Moon's surface, the fifth NASA [[Apollo Program]] crewed lunar landing.<ref>[https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/apollo/apollo_16/ Landing site/]. Retrieved 25 March 2019</ref>

*[[1975]] – [[Vietnam War]]: President of [[South Vietnam]] [[Nguyễn Văn Thiệu]] flees [[Ho Chi Minh City|Saigon]], as [[Xuân Lộc district|Xuân Lộc]], the last South Vietnamese outpost blocking a direct [[North Vietnam]]ese assault on Saigon, [[Battle of Xuân Lộc|falls]].

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*[[1989]] – [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre|Tiananmen Square protests of 1989]]: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in [[Tiananmen Square]] to commemorate Chinese reform leader [[Hu Yaobang]].

*[[1993]] – The Supreme Court in [[La Paz]], Bolivia, sentences former dictator [[Luis García Meza]] to 30 years in jail without parole for murder, theft, fraud and violating the constitution.

*[[1996]] – Four people are killed and 75 are injured in a [[Jokela rail accident|train accident]] in [[Jokela|Jokela, Finland]].<ref>{{cite web | title = A1/1996R Train accident at Jokela, on April 21, 1996 | publisher = Accident Investigation Board of Finland | url = https://turvallisuustutkinta.fi/en/index/tutkintaselostukset/railroad/tutkintaselostuksetvuosittain/raideliikenne1996/a11996rjunaonnettomuusjokelassa21.4.1996.html | access-date = 18 April 2026 | language = Finnish, English }}</ref>

*[[2004]] – Five suicide car bombers [[21 April 2004 Basra bombings|target police stations]] in and around [[Basra]], killing 74 people and wounding 160.

*[[2010]] – The controversial [[Kharkiv Pact]] (Russian Ukrainian Naval Base for Gas Treaty) is signed in [[Kharkiv]], Ukraine, by [[Ukrainian ~~President~~]] [[Viktor Yanukovych]] and [[Russian ~~President~~]] [[Dmitry Medvedev]]; it was unilaterally terminated by Russia on March 31, 2014.

*[[2010]] – The controversial [[Kharkiv Pact]] (Russian Ukrainian Naval Base for Gas Treaty) is signed in [[Kharkiv]], Ukraine, by [[Ukrainian president]] [[Viktor Yanukovych]] and [[Russian president]] [[Dmitry Medvedev]]; it was unilaterally terminated by Russia on March 31, 2014.

*[[2012]] – Two trains are involved in a [[Amsterdam Westerpark train collision|head-on collision]] near [[Sloterdijk, Amsterdam]], in the Netherlands, killing one person and injuring 116 others.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-04-22 |title=Dutch train crash: Woman dies of her injuries |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17807697 |access-date=2023-04-19}}</ref>

*[[2014]] – The American city of [[Flint, Michigan]] switches its water source to the [[Flint River (Michigan)|Flint River]], beginning the ongoing [[Flint water crisis]] which has caused [[lead poisoning]] in up to 12,000 people, and at least 12 deaths from [[Legionnaires' disease]], ultimately leading to criminal indictments against 15 people, five of whom have been charged with [[involuntary manslaughter]].

*[[2019]] – [[2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings|Eight bombs explode]] at churches, hotels, and other locations in [[Sri Lanka]] on [[Easter Sunday]], killing at least 269.<ref>{{cite news |author=Burke |first=Jason |date=2019-04-21 |title='There was utter chaos': Sri Lanka left reeling after wave of bombings |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/21/there-was-utter-chaos-sri-lanka-left-reeling-after-wave-of-bombings |access-date=2019-04-22 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>

*[[2021]] – [[Indonesian Navy]] submarine [[KRI Nanggala (402)]] sinks in the [[Bali Sea]] during a military drill, killing all 53 on board.<ref name="reuters.search">{{Cite web|last1=Beo Da Costa|first1=Agustinus|last2=Lamb|first2=Kate|date=21 April 2021|editor-last=Petty|editor-first=Martin|title=Indonesian navy checking on submarine after failure to report back from exercise|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesian-navy-checking-submarine-after-failure-report-back-exercise-2021-04-21/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421093435/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesian-navy-checking-submarine-after-failure-report-back-exercise-2021-04-21/|archive-date=21 April 2021|access-date=21 April 2021|website=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>

*[[2021]] – [[Indonesian Navy]] submarine [[KRI Nanggala (1980)|KRI ''Nanggala'' (402)]] sinks in the [[Bali Sea]] during a military drill, killing all 53 on board.<ref name="reuters.search">{{Cite web|last1=Beo Da Costa|first1=Agustinus|last2=Lamb|first2=Kate|date=21 April 2021|editor-last=Petty|editor-first=Martin|title=Indonesian navy checking on submarine after failure to report back from exercise|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesian-navy-checking-submarine-after-failure-report-back-exercise-2021-04-21/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421093435/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesian-navy-checking-submarine-after-failure-report-back-exercise-2021-04-21/|archive-date=21 April 2021|access-date=21 April 2021|website=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>

==Births==

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*[[1903]] – [[Luis Saslavsky]], Argentinian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1995)

*[[1904]] – [[Jean Hélion]], French painter (died 1987)

* 1904 – [[Odilo Globocnik]], Italian-Austrian [[SS]] officer (died 1945)

* 1904 – [[Odilo Globocnik]], Italian-Austrian [[SS]] officer and [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]] perpetrator (died 1945)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shoah Resource Center |url=https://wwv.yadvashem.org/odot_pdf/Microsoft%20Word%20-%206302.pdf}}</ref>

*[[1905]] – [[Pat Brown]], American lawyer and politician, 32nd [[Governor of California]] (died 1996)

*[[1911]] – [[Ivan Combe]], American businessman, developed [[Clearasil]] (died 2000)

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*[[1923]] – [[John Mortimer]], English lawyer and author (died 2009)

*[[1924]] – [[Ira Louvin]], American singer-songwriter and mandolin player (died 1965)

*[[1925]] – [[Anthony Mason (judge)|Anthony Mason]], Australian soldier and judge, 9th [[Chief Justice of Australia]]

*[[1925]] – [[Anthony Mason (judge)|Anthony Mason]], Australian soldier and judge, 9th [[Chief Justice of Australia]] (died 2026)

* 1925 – [[John Swinton of Kimmerghame]], English general and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire]] (died 2018)

*[[1926]] – [[Elizabeth II]], Queen of the [[United Kingdom]] and [[List of titles and honours of Elizabeth II|her other realms]] (died 2022)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61585886|title=Queen Elizabeth II has died|work=BBC News|date=8 September 2022|access-date=8 September 2022}}</ref>

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*[[1932]] – [[Slide Hampton]], African-American trombonist and composer (died 2021)

* 1932 – [[Elaine May]], American actress, comedian, director, and screenwriter

* 1932 – [[Angela Mortimer]], English tennis player

* 1932 – [[Angela Mortimer]], English tennis player (died 2025)

*[[1933]] – [[Edelmiro Amante]], Filipino lawyer and politician (died 2013)

* 1933 – [[Easley Blackwood, Jr.]], American pianist, composer, and educator (died 2023)

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*[[1935]] – [[Charles Grodin]], American actor and talk show host (died 2021)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lowry |first1=Brian |title=Charles Grodin, 'Midnight Run' and 'The Heartbreak Kid' star, dead at 86 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/18/entertainment/charles-grodin-obit/index.html |website=CNN|date=18 May 2021 }}</ref>

* 1935 – [[Thomas Kean]], American academic and politician, 48th [[Governor of New Jersey]]

*[[1936]] – [[James Dobson]], American evangelist, psychologist, and author, founded [[Focus on the Family]]

*[[1936]] – [[James Dobson]], American evangelist, psychologist, and author, founded [[Focus on the Family]] (died 2025)

* 1936 – [[Reg Fleming]], Canadian-American ice hockey player (died 2009)

*[[1937]] – [[Gary Peters (baseball)|Gary Peters]], American baseball player (died 2023)

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* 1939 – [[Reni Santoni]], American actor (died 2020)

*[[1940]] – [[Jacques Caron]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach

* 1940 – [[Souleymane Cissé (film director)|Souleymane Cissé]], Malian director, producer, and screenwriter

* 1940 – [[Souleymane Cissé (film director)|Souleymane Cissé]], Malian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2025)

*[[1941]] – [[David L. Boren|David Boren]], American lawyer and politician, 21st [[Governor of Oklahoma]] (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=McFadden |first=Robert D. |date=February 20, 2025 |title=David Boren, an Oklahoma Eminence as Governor and Senator, Dies at 83 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/politics/david-boren-dead.html |access-date=February 23, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

*[[1942]] – [[Geoffrey Palmer (New Zealand politician)|Geoffrey Palmer]], New Zealand politician, 33rd [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]]

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* 1951 – [[Bob Varsha]], American sportscaster

* 1951 – [[Steve Vickers (ice hockey)|Steve Vickers]], Canadian ice hockey player

* 1951 – [[Soledad Gallego-Díaz]], Spanish journalist (died 2026)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/comunicacion/2026-05-05/muere-soledad-gallego-diaz-la-periodista-total.html|title=Muere Soledad Gallego-Díaz, la periodista total|first=Guillermo|last=Altares|date=5 May 2026|website=El País}}</ref>

*[[1952]] – [[Gerald Early]], American author and academic

* 1952 – [[Cheryl Gillan]], British businesswoman and politician, [[Secretary of State for Wales]] (died 2021)

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*[[1965]] – [[Fiona Kelleghan]], American academic, critic and librarian

*[[1969]] – [[Toby Stephens]], English actor

*[[1970]] – [[Rob Riggle]], American actor and comedian<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vergun |first1=David |title=Comedian, Game Show Host Is a Retired Marine |url=https://www.~~defense~~.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/2820091/comedian-game-show-host-is-a-retired-marine/ |publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]] |access-date=11 April 2023 |date=1 November 2021}}</ref>

*[[1970]] – [[Rob Riggle]], American actor and comedian<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vergun |first1=David |title=Comedian, Game Show Host Is a Retired Marine |url=https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/2820091/comedian-game-show-host-is-a-retired-marine/ |publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]] |access-date=11 April 2023 |date=1 November 2021}}</ref>

*[[1971]] – [[Michael Turner (comics)|Michael Turner]], American author and illustrator (died 2008)

*[[1973]] – [[Steve Backshall]], English naturalist, writer, and television presenter

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===1901–present===

*[[1910]] – [[Mark Twain]], American novelist, humorist, and critic (born 1835)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mark-Twain |title=Mark Twain |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref>

*[[1918]] – [[Manfred von Richthofen]], German captain and pilot (born 1892)

*[[1918]] – [[Manfred von Richthofen]], German captain and pilot, known popularly as the Red Baron (born 1892)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Manfred-Freiherr-von-Richthofen}}</ref>

*[[1924]] – [[Eleonora Duse]], Italian actress (born 1858)<ref>{{cite web |title=Duse, Eleonora (1858-1924), actress |url=https://www.anb.org/view/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-1801621 |website=American National Biography |year=2000 |access-date=22 January 2022 |language=en |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1801621|isbn=978-0-19-860669-7 |last1=Fisher |first1=James }}</ref>

*[[1930]] – [[Robert Bridges]], English poet and author (born 1844)

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*[[1945]] – [[Walter Model]], German field marshal (born 1891)

*[[1946]] – [[John Maynard Keynes]], English economist and philosopher (born 1883)

*[[1947]] – [[Meir Feinstein]] (born 1929, disputed) with [[Moshe Barazani]] (born {{circa}} 1927), suicide militants.<ref>{{cite news| title = כל הדרך לגרדום: ימיו האחרונים של מאיר פיינשטיין (All the way to the gallows: The last days of Meir Feinstein)

| url = https://www.makorrishon.co.il/nrg/online/1/ART2/887/372.html

| date = 27 July 2017

| newspaper = [[Makor Rishon]] makorrishon.co.il

| language = he | script-quote = he: מאיר פיינשטיין נולד וגדל בירושלים. אם שואלים את אתר הזיכרון הרשמי של חללי צה"ל או את ויקיפדיה, תאריך הלידה שלו הוא 5 באוקטובר 1927. לדברי אחיינו, המועד הנכון הוא יולי 1929. | trans-quote = Meir Feinstein was born and raised in Jerusalem. If you ask the official IDF memorial website or Wikipedia, his date of birth is 5 October 1927. According to his nephew, the correct date is July 1929. }} — Age dispute: {{cite news |title=Palestine Military Commander Orders Two More Jews to Hang; Commutes Sentence of Third |url=https://www.jta.org/archive/palestine-military-commander-orders-two-more-jews-to-hang-commutes-sentence-of-third |work=Jewish Telegraphic Agency}} – {{cite book |title=Two More Jews Reported Siated to Be Hanged if Clemency Plea Fails |url=https://www.jta.org/archive/two-more-jews-reported-siated-to-be-hanged-if-clemency-plea-fails |quote=Barazani, who is 21, was found with a hand grenade in his possession in the martial law area of Jerusalem last month. Feinstein, who the authorities say is 23, but whose parents claim he is only 17, was convicted of having participated in an attack on the Jerusalem central rail station last October.}}</ref>

*[[1948]] – [[Aldo Leopold]], American ecologist and author (born 1887)

*[[1952]] – [[Leslie Banks]], American actor, director and producer (born 1890)

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*[[1996]] – [[Abdul Hafeez Kardar]], Pakistani cricketer (born 1925)

* 1996 – [[Jimmy Snyder (sports commentator)|Jimmy Snyder]], American sportscaster (born 1919)

*[[1997]] – [[Diosdado Macapagal]], Filipino lawyer and politician, 9th [[President of the Philippines]] (born 1910)<ref>{{Cite news |title=DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL DIES AT 86 |publisher=The Washington Post |date=April 22, 1997 |access-date=September 28, 2025 |url-status=live |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1997/04/23/diosdado-macapagal-dies-at-86/6f88735f-f8d2-42e5-8a97-a7ad04524720/ |quote=Diosdado P. Macapagal, 86, who as president of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965 introduced his nation's first tentative land reform law before being defeated for reelection by Ferdinand Marcos, died April 21 at a hospital here after a heart attack.|archive-date=September 28, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250928134445/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1997/04/23/diosdado-macapagal-dies-at-86/6f88735f-f8d2-42e5-8a97-a7ad04524720/}}</ref>

*[[1998]] – [[Jean-François Lyotard]], French sociologist and philosopher (born 1924)

*[[1999]] – [[Charles "Buddy" Rogers|Buddy Rogers]], American actor (born 1904)

*[[2003]] – [[Nina Simone]], American singer-songwriter, pianist, and activist (born 1933)

*[[2005]] – [[Zhang Chunqiao]], Chinese writer and politician, member of the [[Gang of Four]] (born 1917)<ref>{{Cite news|url=~~http~~://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4533401.stm|title=China's Gang of Four member dies|date=10 May 2005|access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref>

*[[2005]] – [[Zhang Chunqiao]], Chinese writer and politician, member of the [[Gang of Four]] (born 1917)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4533401.stm|title=China's Gang of Four member dies|date=10 May 2005|access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref>

*[[2010]] – [[Gustav Lorentzen]], Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1947)

* 2010 – [[Juan Antonio Samaranch]], Spanish businessman, seventh [[President of the International Olympic Committee]] (born 1920)

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* Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:

**[[Abdecalas]]

**[[Anastasius Sinaita]]

**[[Anastasius Sinaita]]<ref name="Martyrologium Romanum">{{cite book |title=Martyrologium Romanum (2004) |date=2004 |publisher=Administrationem Patrimonii Sedis Apostolicae in Civitate Vaticana |location=Vatican City|pages=247-248 |url=https://archive.org/details/MartRom2004/page/246/mode/2up?view=theater |access-date=15 April 2026}}</ref>

**[[Anselm of Canterbury]]

**[[Anselm of Canterbury]]<ref name="Martyrologium Romanum" />

**[[Beuno]]

**[[Conrad of Parzham]]<ref name="Martyrologium Romanum" />

**[[Conrad of Parzham]]

**[[Holy Infant of Good Health]]

**[[Máel Ruba]]<ref name="Martyrologium Romanum" />

**[[Shemon Bar Sabbae]]

**[[Wolbodo]]

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==External links==

* [~~http~~://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/21 BBC: On This Day]

* [https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/21/ BBC: On This Day]

* {{NYT On this day|month=4|day=21}}

* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/april/21 Historical Events on April 21]

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 *[[43 BC]] &ndash; [[Battle of Mutina]]: [[Mark Antony]] is again defeated in battle by [[Aulus Hirtius]], who is killed. Antony fails to capture [[Mutina]] and [[Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus|Decimus Brutus]] is murdered shortly after.
 * [[900]] &ndash; The [[Laguna Copperplate Inscription]] (the earliest known written document found in what is now the [[Philippines]]): the Commander-in-Chief of the [[Kingdom of Tondo]], as represented by the Honourable Jayadewa, Lord Minister of [[Pila, Laguna|Pailah]], pardons from all debt the Honourable Namwaran and his relations.
-*[[1092]] &ndash; The [[Diocese of Pisa]] is elevated to the rank of metropolitan [[archdiocese]] by [[Pope Urban II]]
+*[[1092]] &ndash; The [[Diocese of Pisa]] is elevated to the rank of metropolitan [[archdiocese]] by [[Pope Urban II]].
 *[[1506]] &ndash; The three-day [[Lisbon Massacre]] comes to an end with the slaughter of over 1,900 suspected Jews by Portuguese Catholics.
 *[[1509]] &ndash; [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] ascends the throne of England on the death of his father, [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]].
-*[[1526]] &ndash; The last ruler of the [[Lodi dynasty]], [[Ibrahim Lodi]] is defeated and killed by [[Babur]] in the [[First Battle of Panipat]].
+*[[1526]] &ndash; The last ruler of the [[Lodi dynasty]], [[Ibrahim Lodi]], is defeated and killed by [[Babur]] in the [[First Battle of Panipat]].
 ===1601–1900===
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 *[[1966]] &ndash; [[Rastafari|Rastafari movement]]: [[Haile Selassie]] of [[Ethiopia]] visits [[Jamaica]], an event now celebrated as [[Grounation Day]].
 *[[1967]] &ndash; A few days before the [[general election]] in Greece, Colonel [[Georgios Papadopoulos|George Papadopoulos]] leads a [[coup d'état]], establishing a [[Greek junta|military regime]] that lasts for seven years.
+*  1967   &ndash; A [[Tornado outbreak of April 21, 1967|tornado outbreak]] in [[Illinois]], United States, kills over 50 and injures over 1,000. [[Belvidere, Illinois|Belvidere]] sustains over 500 casualties as [[1967 Belvidere tornado|a violent tornado]] strikes the high school. Another tornado near [[Chicago]] causes another 500 casualties, devastating [[Oak Lawn, Illinois|Oak Lawn]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.weather.gov/lot/1967_April_Tornadoes |title=One of the worst tornado outbreaks for northern IL with three F4s devastates Belvidere, Lake Zurich, & Oak Lawn, IL |publisher=[[National Weather Service Chicago, Illinois]] }}</ref>
 *[[1972]] &ndash; Astronauts [[John Young (astronaut)|John Young]] and [[Charles Duke]] fly [[Apollo 16]]'s [[Apollo Lunar Module]] to the Moon's surface, the fifth NASA [[Apollo Program]] crewed lunar landing.<ref>[https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/apollo/apollo_16/ Landing site/]. Retrieved 25 March 2019</ref>
 *[[1975]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: President of [[South Vietnam]] [[Nguyễn Văn Thiệu]] flees [[Ho Chi Minh City|Saigon]], as [[Xuân Lộc district|Xuân Lộc]], the last South Vietnamese outpost blocking a direct [[North Vietnam]]ese assault on Saigon, [[Battle of Xuân Lộc|falls]].
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 *[[1989]] &ndash; [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre|Tiananmen Square protests of 1989]]: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in [[Tiananmen Square]] to commemorate Chinese reform leader [[Hu Yaobang]].
 *[[1993]] &ndash; The Supreme Court in [[La Paz]], Bolivia, sentences former dictator [[Luis García Meza]] to 30 years in jail without parole for murder, theft, fraud and violating the constitution.
+*[[1996]] &ndash; Four people are killed and 75 are injured in a [[Jokela rail accident|train accident]] in [[Jokela|Jokela, Finland]].<ref>{{cite web | title = A1/1996R Train accident at Jokela, on April 21, 1996 | publisher = Accident Investigation Board of Finland | url = https://turvallisuustutkinta.fi/en/index/tutkintaselostukset/railroad/tutkintaselostuksetvuosittain/raideliikenne1996/a11996rjunaonnettomuusjokelassa21.4.1996.html | access-date = 18 April 2026 | language = Finnish, English }}</ref>
 *[[2004]] &ndash; Five suicide car bombers [[21 April 2004 Basra bombings|target police stations]] in and around [[Basra]], killing 74 people and wounding 160.
-*[[2010]] &ndash; The controversial [[Kharkiv Pact]] (Russian Ukrainian Naval Base for Gas Treaty) is signed in [[Kharkiv]], Ukraine, by [[Ukrainian President]] [[Viktor Yanukovych]] and [[Russian President]] [[Dmitry Medvedev]]; it was unilaterally terminated by Russia on March 31, 2014.
+*[[2010]] &ndash; The controversial [[Kharkiv Pact]] (Russian Ukrainian Naval Base for Gas Treaty) is signed in [[Kharkiv]], Ukraine, by [[Ukrainian president]] [[Viktor Yanukovych]] and [[Russian president]] [[Dmitry Medvedev]]; it was unilaterally terminated by Russia on March 31, 2014.
 *[[2012]] &ndash; Two trains are involved in a [[Amsterdam Westerpark train collision|head-on collision]] near [[Sloterdijk, Amsterdam]], in the Netherlands, killing one person and injuring 116 others.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-04-22 |title=Dutch train crash: Woman dies of her injuries |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17807697 |access-date=2023-04-19}}</ref>
-*[[2014]] &ndash; The American city of [[Flint, Michigan]] switches its water source to the [[Flint River (Michigan)|Flint River]], beginning the ongoing [[Flint water crisis]] which has caused [[lead poisoning]] in up to 12,000 people, and at least 12 deaths from [[Legionnaires' disease]], ultimately leading to criminal indictments against 15 people, five of whom have been charged with [[involuntary manslaughter]].
 *[[2019]] &ndash; [[2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings|Eight bombs explode]] at churches, hotels, and other locations in [[Sri Lanka]] on [[Easter Sunday]], killing at least 269.<ref>{{cite news |author=Burke |first=Jason |date=2019-04-21 |title='There was utter chaos': Sri Lanka left reeling after wave of bombings |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/21/there-was-utter-chaos-sri-lanka-left-reeling-after-wave-of-bombings |access-date=2019-04-22 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>
-*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Indonesian Navy]] submarine [[KRI Nanggala (402)]] sinks in the [[Bali Sea]] during a military drill, killing all 53 on board.<ref name="reuters.search">{{Cite web|last1=Beo Da Costa|first1=Agustinus|last2=Lamb|first2=Kate|date=21 April 2021|editor-last=Petty|editor-first=Martin|title=Indonesian navy checking on submarine after failure to report back from exercise|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesian-navy-checking-submarine-after-failure-report-back-exercise-2021-04-21/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421093435/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesian-navy-checking-submarine-after-failure-report-back-exercise-2021-04-21/|archive-date=21 April 2021|access-date=21 April 2021|website=[[Reuters]]}}<!-- note: source states spokesperson announces failure to report results but does not identify spokesperson --></ref>
+*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Indonesian Navy]] submarine [[KRI Nanggala (1980)|KRI ''Nanggala'' (402)]] sinks in the [[Bali Sea]] during a military drill, killing all 53 on board.<ref name="reuters.search">{{Cite web|last1=Beo Da Costa|first1=Agustinus|last2=Lamb|first2=Kate|date=21 April 2021|editor-last=Petty|editor-first=Martin|title=Indonesian navy checking on submarine after failure to report back from exercise|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesian-navy-checking-submarine-after-failure-report-back-exercise-2021-04-21/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421093435/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesian-navy-checking-submarine-after-failure-report-back-exercise-2021-04-21/|archive-date=21 April 2021|access-date=21 April 2021|website=[[Reuters]]}}<!-- note: source states spokesperson announces failure to report results but does not identify spokesperson --></ref>
 ==Births==
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 *[[1903]] &ndash; [[Luis Saslavsky]], Argentinian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1995)
 *[[1904]] &ndash; [[Jean Hélion]], French painter (died 1987)
-*  1904   &ndash; [[Odilo Globocnik]], Italian-Austrian [[SS]] officer (died 1945)
+*  1904   &ndash; [[Odilo Globocnik]], Italian-Austrian [[SS]] officer and [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]] perpetrator (died 1945)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shoah Resource Center |url=https://wwv.yadvashem.org/odot_pdf/Microsoft%20Word%20-%206302.pdf}}</ref>
 *[[1905]] &ndash; [[Pat Brown]], American lawyer and politician, 32nd [[Governor of California]] (died 1996)
 *[[1911]] &ndash; [[Ivan Combe]], American businessman, developed [[Clearasil]] (died 2000)
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 *[[1923]] &ndash; [[John Mortimer]], English lawyer and author (died 2009)
 *[[1924]] &ndash; [[Ira Louvin]], American singer-songwriter and mandolin player (died 1965)
-*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Anthony Mason (judge)|Anthony Mason]], Australian soldier and judge, 9th [[Chief Justice of Australia]]
+*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Anthony Mason (judge)|Anthony Mason]], Australian soldier and judge, 9th [[Chief Justice of Australia]] (died 2026)
 *  1925   &ndash; [[John Swinton of Kimmerghame]], English general and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire]] (died 2018)
 *[[1926]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth II]], Queen of the [[United Kingdom]] and [[List of titles and honours of Elizabeth II|her other realms]] (died 2022)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61585886|title=Queen Elizabeth II has died|work=BBC News|date=8 September 2022|access-date=8 September 2022}}</ref>
@@ Line 147: / Line 148: @@
 *[[1932]] &ndash; [[Slide Hampton]], African-American trombonist and composer (died 2021)
 *  1932   &ndash; [[Elaine May]], American actress, comedian, director, and screenwriter
-*  1932   &ndash; [[Angela Mortimer]], English tennis player
+*  1932   &ndash; [[Angela Mortimer]], English tennis player (died 2025)
 *[[1933]] &ndash; [[Edelmiro Amante]], Filipino lawyer and politician (died 2013)
 *  1933   &ndash; [[Easley Blackwood, Jr.]], American pianist, composer, and educator (died 2023)
@@ Line 153: / Line 154: @@
 *[[1935]] &ndash; [[Charles Grodin]], American actor and talk show host (died 2021)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lowry |first1=Brian |title=Charles Grodin, 'Midnight Run' and 'The Heartbreak Kid' star, dead at 86 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/18/entertainment/charles-grodin-obit/index.html |website=CNN|date=18 May 2021 }}</ref>
 *  1935   &ndash; [[Thomas Kean]], American academic and politician, 48th [[Governor of New Jersey]]
-*[[1936]] &ndash; [[James Dobson]], American evangelist, psychologist, and author, founded [[Focus on the Family]]
+*[[1936]] &ndash; [[James Dobson]], American evangelist, psychologist, and author, founded [[Focus on the Family]] (died 2025)
 *  1936   &ndash; [[Reg Fleming]], Canadian-American ice hockey player (died 2009)
 *[[1937]] &ndash; [[Gary Peters (baseball)|Gary Peters]], American baseball player (died 2023)
@@ Line 161: / Line 162: @@
 *  1939   &ndash; [[Reni Santoni]], American actor (died 2020)
 *[[1940]] &ndash; [[Jacques Caron]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
-*  1940   &ndash; [[Souleymane Cissé (film director)|Souleymane Cissé]], Malian director, producer, and screenwriter
+*  1940   &ndash; [[Souleymane Cissé (film director)|Souleymane Cissé]], Malian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2025)
 *[[1941]] &ndash; [[David L. Boren|David Boren]], American lawyer and politician, 21st [[Governor of Oklahoma]] (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=McFadden |first=Robert D. |date=February 20, 2025 |title=David Boren, an Oklahoma Eminence as Governor and Senator, Dies at 83 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/politics/david-boren-dead.html |access-date=February 23, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
 *[[1942]] &ndash; [[Geoffrey Palmer (New Zealand politician)|Geoffrey Palmer]], New Zealand politician, 33rd [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]]
@@ Line 180: / Line 181: @@
 *  1951   &ndash; [[Bob Varsha]], American sportscaster
 *  1951   &ndash; [[Steve Vickers (ice hockey)|Steve Vickers]], Canadian ice hockey player
+*  1951   &ndash; [[Soledad Gallego-Díaz]], Spanish journalist (died 2026)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/comunicacion/2026-05-05/muere-soledad-gallego-diaz-la-periodista-total.html|title=Muere Soledad Gallego-Díaz, la periodista total|first=Guillermo|last=Altares|date=5 May 2026|website=El País}}</ref>
 *[[1952]] &ndash; [[Gerald Early]], American author and academic
 *  1952   &ndash; [[Cheryl Gillan]], British businesswoman and politician, [[Secretary of State for Wales]] (died 2021)
@@ Line 200: / Line 202: @@
 *[[1965]] &ndash; [[Fiona Kelleghan]], American academic, critic and librarian
 *[[1969]] &ndash; [[Toby Stephens]], English actor
-*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Rob Riggle]], American actor and comedian<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vergun |first1=David |title=Comedian, Game Show Host Is a Retired Marine |url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/2820091/comedian-game-show-host-is-a-retired-marine/ |publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]] |access-date=11 April 2023 |date=1 November 2021}}</ref>
+*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Rob Riggle]], American actor and comedian<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vergun |first1=David |title=Comedian, Game Show Host Is a Retired Marine |url=https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/2820091/comedian-game-show-host-is-a-retired-marine/ |publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]] |access-date=11 April 2023 |date=1 November 2021}}</ref>
 *[[1971]] &ndash; [[Michael Turner (comics)|Michael Turner]], American author and illustrator (died 2008)
 *[[1973]] &ndash; [[Steve Backshall]], English naturalist, writer, and television presenter
@@ Line 263: / Line 265: @@
 ===1901–present===
 *[[1910]] &ndash; [[Mark Twain]], American novelist, humorist, and critic (born 1835)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mark-Twain |title=Mark Twain |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref>
-*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Manfred von Richthofen]], German captain and pilot (born 1892)
+*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Manfred von Richthofen]], German captain and pilot, known popularly as the Red Baron (born 1892)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Manfred-Freiherr-von-Richthofen}}</ref>
 *[[1924]] &ndash; [[Eleonora Duse]], Italian actress (born 1858)<ref>{{cite web |title=Duse, Eleonora (1858-1924), actress |url=https://www.anb.org/view/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-1801621 |website=American National Biography |year=2000 |access-date=22 January 2022 |language=en |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1801621|isbn=978-0-19-860669-7 |last1=Fisher |first1=James }}</ref>
 *[[1930]] &ndash; [[Robert Bridges]], English poet and author (born 1844)
@@ Line 271: / Line 273: @@
 *[[1945]] &ndash; [[Walter Model]], German field marshal (born 1891)
 *[[1946]] &ndash; [[John Maynard Keynes]], English economist and philosopher (born 1883)
+*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Meir Feinstein]] (born 1929, disputed) with [[Moshe Barazani]] (born {{circa}} 1927), suicide militants.<ref>{{cite news| title = כל הדרך לגרדום: ימיו האחרונים של מאיר פיינשטיין (All the way to the gallows: The last days of Meir Feinstein)
+| url = https://www.makorrishon.co.il/nrg/online/1/ART2/887/372.html
+| date = 27 July 2017
+| newspaper = [[Makor Rishon]] makorrishon.co.il
+| language = he | script-quote = he: מאיר פיינשטיין נולד וגדל בירושלים. אם שואלים את אתר הזיכרון הרשמי של חללי צה"ל או את ויקיפדיה, תאריך הלידה שלו הוא 5 באוקטובר 1927. לדברי אחיינו, המועד הנכון הוא יולי 1929. | trans-quote = Meir Feinstein was born and raised in Jerusalem. If you ask the official IDF memorial website or Wikipedia, his date of birth is 5 October 1927. According to his nephew, the correct date is July 1929. }} — Age dispute: {{cite news |title=Palestine Military Commander Orders Two More Jews to Hang; Commutes Sentence of Third |url=https://www.jta.org/archive/palestine-military-commander-orders-two-more-jews-to-hang-commutes-sentence-of-third |work=Jewish Telegraphic Agency}} – {{cite book |title=Two More Jews Reported Siated to Be Hanged if Clemency Plea Fails |url=https://www.jta.org/archive/two-more-jews-reported-siated-to-be-hanged-if-clemency-plea-fails |quote=Barazani, who is 21, was found with a hand grenade in his possession in the martial law area of Jerusalem last month. Feinstein, who the authorities say is 23, but whose parents claim he is only 17, was convicted of having participated in an attack on the Jerusalem central rail station last October.}}</ref>
 *[[1948]] &ndash; [[Aldo Leopold]], American ecologist and author (born 1887)
 *[[1952]] &ndash; [[Leslie Banks]], American actor, director and producer (born 1890)
@@ Line 297: / Line 304: @@
 *[[1996]] &ndash; [[Abdul Hafeez Kardar]], Pakistani cricketer (born 1925)
 *  1996   &ndash; [[Jimmy Snyder (sports commentator)|Jimmy Snyder]], American sportscaster (born 1919)
+*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Diosdado Macapagal]], Filipino lawyer and politician, 9th [[President of the Philippines]] (born 1910)<ref>{{Cite news |title=DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL DIES AT 86 |publisher=The Washington Post |date=April 22, 1997 |access-date=September 28, 2025 |url-status=live |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1997/04/23/diosdado-macapagal-dies-at-86/6f88735f-f8d2-42e5-8a97-a7ad04524720/ |quote=Diosdado P. Macapagal, 86, who as president of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965 introduced his nation's first tentative land reform law before being defeated for reelection by Ferdinand Marcos, died April 21 at a hospital here after a heart attack.|archive-date=September 28, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250928134445/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1997/04/23/diosdado-macapagal-dies-at-86/6f88735f-f8d2-42e5-8a97-a7ad04524720/}}</ref>
 *[[1998]] &ndash; [[Jean-François Lyotard]], French sociologist and philosopher (born 1924)
 *[[1999]] &ndash; [[Charles "Buddy" Rogers|Buddy Rogers]], American actor (born 1904)
 *[[2003]] &ndash; [[Nina Simone]], American singer-songwriter, pianist, and activist (born 1933)
-*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Zhang Chunqiao]], Chinese writer and politician, member of the [[Gang of Four]] (born 1917)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4533401.stm|title=China's Gang of Four member dies|date=10 May 2005|access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref>
+*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Zhang Chunqiao]], Chinese writer and politician, member of the [[Gang of Four]] (born 1917)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4533401.stm|title=China's Gang of Four member dies|date=10 May 2005|access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref>
 *[[2010]] &ndash; [[Gustav Lorentzen]], Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1947)
 *  2010   &ndash; [[Juan Antonio Samaranch]], Spanish businessman, seventh [[President of the International Olympic Committee]] (born 1920)
@@ Line 320: / Line 328: @@
 * Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
 **[[Abdecalas]]
-**[[Anastasius Sinaita]]
+**[[Anastasius Sinaita]]<ref name="Martyrologium Romanum">{{cite book |title=Martyrologium Romanum (2004) |date=2004 |publisher=Administrationem Patrimonii Sedis Apostolicae in Civitate Vaticana |location=Vatican City|pages=247-248 |url=https://archive.org/details/MartRom2004/page/246/mode/2up?view=theater |access-date=15 April 2026}}</ref>
-**[[Anselm of Canterbury]]
+**[[Anselm of Canterbury]]<ref name="Martyrologium Romanum" />
-**[[Beuno]]
+**[[Conrad of Parzham]]<ref name="Martyrologium Romanum" />
-**[[Conrad of Parzham]]
 **[[Holy Infant of Good Health]]
+**[[Máel Ruba]]<ref name="Martyrologium Romanum" />
 **[[Shemon Bar Sabbae]]
 **[[Wolbodo]]
@@ Line 344: / Line 352: @@
 ==External links==
 {{commons}}
-* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/21 BBC: On This Day]
+* [https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/21/ BBC: On This Day]
 * {{NYT On this day|month=4|day=21}}
 * [https://www.onthisday.com/events/april/21 Historical Events on April 21]

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