On this day: April 21
Events
Roman KingdomApril 21, 753 BC – 509 BC · World History
Battle of San JacintoApril 21, 1836 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of Uncle MeatApril 21, 1969 · Music
- Release of ABBAApril 21, 1975 · Music
Founding of BenQApril 21, 1984 · Companies- Release of Ju DouApril 21, 1990 · Film
Launch of About.comApril 21, 1997 · Internet- Release of TropicoApril 21, 2001 · Gaming
Release of American LifeApril 21, 2003 · Music- Release of Guy Ritchie's The CovenantApril 21, 2023 · Film
- Release of GhostedApril 21, 2023 · Film
Born on this day
Paolo dal Pozzo ToscanelliApril 21, 1397 – May 10, 1482 · Science
Ulrich von HuttenApril 21, 1488 – August 29, 1523 · Culture
Jan van RiebeeckApril 21, 1619 – January 18, 1677 · Exploration
Michel RolleApril 21, 1652 – November 8, 1719 · Science
Jean-Baptiste BiotApril 21, 1774 – February 3, 1862 · Science
Hippolyte TaineApril 21, 1828 – March 5, 1893 · Culture
Clémence RoyerApril 21, 1830 – February 6, 1902 · Culture
Fredrik BajerApril 21, 1837 – January 22, 1922 · Politics
John MuirApril 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914 · Exploration
Carl StumpfApril 21, 1848 – December 25, 1936 · Culture
Oscar HertwigApril 21, 1849 – October 25, 1922 · Culture
Max WeberApril 21, 1864 – June 14, 1920 · Culture
Alexandre BenoisApril 21, 1870 – February 9, 1960 · Art
Edwin Stanton PorterApril 21, 1870 – April 30, 1941 · Technology
Percy Williams BridgmanApril 21, 1882 – August 20, 1961 · Science
Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-GlücksburgApril 21, 1887 – April 14, 1957 · Art
Paul KarrerApril 21, 1889 – June 18, 1971 · Science
Manuel Prado UgartecheApril 21, 1889 – August 15, 1967 · Science
Marcel CamusApril 21, 1912 – January 13, 1982 · Film
Anthony QuinnApril 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001 · Art
Bruno MadernaApril 21, 1920 – November 13, 1973 · Music
Anselmo DuarteApril 21, 1920 – November 7, 2009 · Film
Stanislav RostotskyApril 21, 1922 – August 10, 2001 · Film- Claude LefortApril 21, 1924 – October 3, 2010 · Culture
Elaine MayApril 21, 1932 – present · Film
Souleymane CisséApril 21, 1940 – February 19, 2025 · Film
Guity NovinApril 21, 1944 – present · Art
Vincenzo PagliaApril 21, 1945 – present · Culture
Claire DenisApril 21, 1946 – present · Film
Iggy PopApril 21, 1947 – present · Music
Michael FreedmanApril 21, 1951 – present · Science
Aleksandr LaveykinApril 21, 1951 – present · Space
Cheick Modibo DiarraApril 21, 1952 – present · Science
Hervé Le TellierApril 21, 1957 – present · Science
Vlado GoreskiApril 21, 1958 – present · Art
Sergei ZalyotinApril 21, 1962 – present · Space
John Cameron MitchellApril 21, 1963 – present · Film- Rabia Salihu Sa’idApril 21, 1963 – present · Science
Roy DupuisApril 21, 1963 – present · Film
Glen HansardApril 21, 1970 – July 29, 2026 · Music
Jeff AndersonApril 21, 1970 – present · Film
Narges MohammadiApril 21, 1972 – present · Politics
James McAvoyApril 21, 1979 – present · Film
Rebecca ZlotowskiApril 21, 1980 – present · Film