April 21
People born on this day are Taurus.
- 1975
Vietnam War: President of South Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Thiệu flees Saigon, as Xuân Lộc, the last South Vietnamese outpost blocking a direct North Vietnamese assault on Saigon, falls.
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Annie opens on Broadway.
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Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves.
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The compound of the militant group The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord surrenders to federal authorities in Arkansas after a two-day government siege.
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The Tamil Tigers are blamed for a car bomb that detonates in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, killing 106 people.
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Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang.
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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.
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Four people are killed and 75 are injured in a train accident in Jokela, Finland.
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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.
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Two trains are involved in a head-on collision near Sloterdijk, Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, killing one person and injuring 116 others.
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Eight bombs explode at churches, hotels, and other locations in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing at least 269.
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Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala (402) sinks in the Bali Sea during a military drill, killing all 53 on board.
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2008Hyein, South Korean singer
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2007Princess Isabella of Denmark, daughter of King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark
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2003Xavi Simons, Dutch footballer
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1999Choi Hyun-suk, South Korean rapper
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1998Jarrett Allen, American basketball player
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1997Mikel Oyarzabal, Spanish footballer
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1996Arianne Hartono, Dutch tennis player
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1994Ludwig Augustinsson, Swedish footballer
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1992Joc Pederson, American baseball player
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1991Frank Dillane, British actor
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1989Nikki Cross, Scottish wrestler
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1988Ricky Berens, American swimmer
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