Best known
Best known
Emperor Xian of Han
Emperor of the Han dynasty from 189 to 220
Liuvigild
Visigothic king
Bardas
9th-century Byzantine noble
Bajkam
Turkish military commander (d. 941)
Pope Alexander II
Head of the Catholic Church from 1061 to 1073
Anselm of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109
Emperor Xian of Han — Emperor of the Han dynasty from 189 to 220, who died on April 21 234.
Liuvigild — Visigothic king, who died on April 21 586.
Bardas — 9th-century Byzantine noble, who died on April 21 866.
Bajkam — Turkish military commander (d. 941), who died on April 21 941.
Pope Alexander II — Head of the Catholic Church from 1061 to 1073, who died on April 21 1073.
Anselm of Canterbury — Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109, who died on April 21 1109.
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86 people with a Wikipedia article died on April 21, including Emperor Xian of Han, Liuvigild, Bardas. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
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