On This Day for April 21 - French elections held, Elizabeth II is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. April 21 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Elizabeth II READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 2002 French elections held READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2016: American musician Prince—who created groundbreaking music that fused funk, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and pop and was one of the biggest stars of the 1980s and '90s—died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl, a powerful opioid. [Test your knowledge of pop music.] 1990: Russian-born artist and fashion designer Erté—a major figure in Art Deco, who created spectacular costumes and set designs for French music-hall revues—died in Paris. [Take our fashion quiz.] 1977: Annie, a popular musical based on the newspaper comic strip Little Orphan Annie , first opened on Broadway. 1934: The Daily Mail printed a photograph that reportedly depicted the small head and neck of the Loch Ness monster; the iconic image, widely known as the "surgeon's photograph," sparked an international sensation but was later revealed to be a hoax. 1918: Manfred, Freiherr (baron) von Richthofen , Germany's top flying ace in World War I, was shot down and killed during a battle near Amiens, France. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about World War I.] 1838: American naturalist and writer John Muir—who, as an advocate of U.S. forest conservation, was largely responsible for the establishment of both Sequoia National Park and Yosemite National Park in California—was born in Scotland. SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1926 Elizabeth II queen of United Kingdom 1864 Max Weber German sociologist 1980 Tony Romo American football player 1816 Charlotte Brontë British author 1971 Anwar al-Awlaki American radical cleric 1915 Anthony Quinn Mexican American actor SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help