Today in History: April 21, Prince dead at age 57

Currently is Monday April the th day of There are days left in the year At present in history On April Prince one of the most of inventive and influential musicians of modern times was exposed dead at his home in suburban Minneapolis from an accidental fentanyl overdose he was Also on this date In an army of Texans led by Sam Houston defeated the Mexican Army led by Antonio L pez de Santa Anna in the Battle of San Jacinto the final battle of the Texas Revolution Related Articles Hegseth had a second Signal chat where he shared details of Yemen strike New York Times reports Alito s dissent in deportation incident says court rushed to block Trump with middle-of-the night order This day in History April the Columbine High School shootings American Revolution th celebrations begin in Lexington Concord Photos Homeland Defense ICE Boston agent at center of New Bedford arrest not a militia leader In author Samuel Langhorne Clemens better known as Mark Twain died in Redding Connecticut at age In German Air Force pilot Manfred von Richthofen nicknamed The Red Baron was killed at age after being shot during a World War I air battle over Vaux-sur-Somme France In fire broke out inside the overcrowded Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus killing inmates in the deadliest prison mishap in U S history In with Communist forces closing in South Vietnamese President Nguy n V n Thi u resigned after nearly years in office fleeing the country five days later In Rosie Ruiz was the first woman to cross the finish line at the Boston Marathon but was later exposed as having cheated by entering the racecourse less than mile kilometers before the finish line Canadian Jacqueline Gareau was named the actual winner of the women s race In an Egyptian criminal court sentenced ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to years in prison over the killing of protesters in Morsi collapsed and died during trial on espionage charges in June Nowadays s Birthdays Actor-comedian-filmmaker Elaine May is Author-activist Sister Helen Prejean is Singer Iggy Pop is Actor Patti LuPone is Actor Tony Danza is Actor Andie MacDowell is Musician Robert Smith The Cure is Actor Rob Riggle is Actor James McAvoy is Former NFL quarterback Tony Romo is Actor Gugu Mbatha-Raw is