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Events on Sunday 21 April 1946 1
1883 – 1946John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946)Died 21 April 1946, aged 62Keynes was the British economist whose theories on government intervention and fiscal policy reshaped twentieth-century economics. He played a central role in designing the postwar Bretton Woods financial system and represented Britain at its founding conference in 1944. He died of a heart attack at his home in Sussex.