Buddy Rogers, American actor (b. 1904) 2003 – Nina Simone, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and activist (b. 1933) 2010 – Gustav Lorentzen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1947) 2010 – Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish businessman, seventh President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1920) 2010 – Kanagaratnam Sriskandan, Sri Lankan-English engineer and civil servant (b. 1930) 2011 – Catharina Halkes, Dutch theologian and academic (b. 1920) 2012 – Doris Betts, American author and academic (b. 1932) 2013 – Shakuntala Devi, Indian mathematician and astrologer (b. 1929) 2013 – Leopold Engleitner, Austrian Holocaust survivor, author, and educator (b. 1905) 2014 – George H. Heilmeier, American engineer (b. 1936) 2014 – Win Tin, Burmese journalist and politician, co-founded the National League for Democracy (b. 1930) 2016 – Prince, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (b. 1958) 2017 – Ugo Ehiogu, English footballer (b. 1972) 2018 – Nabi Tajima, Japanese supercentenarian (b. 1900) 2019 – Polly Higgins, Scottish barrister, author and environmental lobbyist (b. 1968) Holidays and observances Christian feast day: Abdecalas Anastasius Sinaita Anselm of Canterbury Beuno Conrad of Parzham Holy Infant of Good Health Shemon Bar Sabbae Wolbodo April 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Civil Service Day (India) Grounation Day (Rastafari) Heroic Defense of Veracruz (Mexico) Kang Pan-sok's Birthday (North Korea) Kartini Day (Indonesia) Local Self Government Day (Russia) National Tea Day (United Kingdom) National Tree Planting Day (Kenya) San Jacinto Day (Texas) Queen or King's Official Birthday (Falkland Islands) Tiradentes' Day (Brazil) Vietnam Book Day (Vietnam) References Sources External links BBC: On This Day Historical Events on April 21 Days of the year April