April 21
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Events
- 1966 – Rastafari movement: Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Jamaica, an event now celebrated as Grounation Day.
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Births
- 1555 - Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619)
- 1816 – Charlotte Brontë, English author (d. 1855)
- 1828 – Hippolyte Taine, French critic and historian (d. 1893)
- 1864 - Max Weber, German political economist and sociologist. (d. 1920)
- 1870 – Edwin S. Porter, American film pioneer (d. 1941)
- 1930 - Silvana Mangano, the sexiest actress of Italy's neo-realistic period. (d. 1989)
- 1947 - Iggy Pop, American musician (The Stooges)
- 1963 – John Cameron Mitchell, American film director
- 1966 – Michael Franti, American musician
- 1979 – James McAvoy, Scottish actor
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Deaths
- 1142 – Pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079)
- 1699 – Jean Racine, French dramatist (b. 1639)
- 1946 – John Maynard Keynes, English economist (b. 1883)
- 1910 - Mark Twain, famous and popular American humorist.
- 1985 – Rudi Gernreich, Austrian fashion designer (b. 1922)
- 1990 – Erté, French artist (b. 1892)
- 2003 - Nina Simone, an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. (b. 1933)
- 2008 – Al Wilson, American singer (b. 1939)
- 2023 - Mark Stewart, English musician ("This Is Stranger Than Love") (b. 1960)
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