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Events in April 2021 7
1921 – 2021Prince Philip (1921-2021)Died 9 April 2021, aged 99Duke of Edinburgh and consort to Queen Elizabeth II for seventy-three years, the longest-serving in British history.
1930 – 2021Michael Collins (1930-2021)Died 28 April 2021, aged 90American astronaut who piloted the Apollo 11 command module alone in lunar orbit while Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the Moon.
1938 – 2021Bernard Madoff (1938-2021)Died 14 April 2021, aged 82American financier who ran the largest Ponzi scheme in history, defrauding investors of some $65 billion.
1970 – 2021DMX (1970-2021)Died 9 April 2021, aged 50American rapper whose first five albums each debuted at number one, a feat no other artist has matched.
2021TSMC announces $100 billion three-year investment planTSMC announces plans to invest $100 billion over three years — 2021 to 2023 — in new capacity and R&D. The commitment dwarfs any competitor's investment plans. The announcement comes as a global chip shortage, triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic's disruption to supply chains and simultaneous surge in electronics demand, causes widespread production shutdowns at car manufacturers and electronics companies. TSMC's central role in the global economy has never been more visible.
20212021 World Snooker ChampionshipMark Selby Title 4Winner: Mark Selby; Runner-up: Shaun Murphy. Score: 18–15.
2021Derek Chauvin convicted of murdering George FloydGuilty on all three countsDerek Chauvin was convicted on 20 April 2021 of murdering George Floyd, whose death the previous May triggered the largest protests in United States history. He was later sentenced to 22 and a half years.