April 21
This day in history:
- 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 Brutus is murdered shortly after.
- 1967 – The Oak Lawn tornado outbreak kills 58 and injures over 1,400 in the United States, primarily across Illinois. An F4 tornado strikes Belvidere, Illinois, striking a high school around dismissal time, killing 13 at the school and 23 overall and injuring a further 450–500.
- 1948 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 47 relating to Kashmir conflict is adopted.
- 2019 – Eight bombs explode at churches, hotels, and other locations in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing at least 269.
Births:
- 1963 – Ken Caminiti, American baseball player (d. 2004)
- 1957 – Herbert Wetterauer, German painter, sculptor, and author
- 1713 – Louis de Noailles, French general (d. 1793)
Deaths:
- 1978 – Thomas Wyatt Turner, American biologist and academic (b. 1877)
- 1999 – Buddy Rogers, American actor (b. 1904)
- 1954 – Emil Leon Post, Polish-American mathematician and logician (b. 1897)
Holidays:
- Kartini Day (Indonesia)
- National Tea Day (United Kingdom)
- Natale di Roma (Rome)
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