Famous Deaths In April - 04

1959  On this day in history stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies   

1961  Death of Simion Stoilow, Romanian mathematician (b. 1873) on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history death of james Hanratty, executed at Bedford Prison, England, for the murder of Michael Gregsten (b. 1936)   

1963  Endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18 on April - 04.   

1967  Mischa Elman, Ukraine/US violinist, dies at 76 on April - 04.   

1968  Death of Martin Luther King Jr, assassinated at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis Tennessee at 39 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history byron Foulger, actor (Capt Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70   

1972  Adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history death of harry Nyquist, Swedish contributor to information theory (b. 1889)   

1977  On April - 04 jeno Zador, composer, dies at 82   

1978  On April - 04 gino Contilli, composer, dies at 70   

1979  On this day in history edgar Buchanan, actor (Uncle Joe-Petticoat Junction), dies at 77   

1980  Death of Red Sovine, American country music singer (b. 1917) on this day in history.   

1981  On April - 04 brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56   

1982  On April - 04 tsvetan Tsvetanov, composer, dies at 50   

1983  On April - 04 gloria Swanson, actress (Airport 1975), dies of a heart ailment at 84   

1984  John Arnold, cricketer (Eng bat v NZ 1931, scored 34 only Test), dies on April - 04.   

1985  On this day in history death of kate Roberts, Welsh nationalist and writer (b. 1891)   

1986  Frank Mortelmans, Belgian painter, dies at 87 on April - 04.   

1987  C[atherine] L[ucille] Moore, author (Judgment Night), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1991  John Heinz, (Sen-R-Pa), dies in a plane crash, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1992  Karl Tunberg, US scriptwriter (Ben Hur), dies on April - 04.   

1993  Alfred Mosher Butts, US architect/game maker (Scrabble), dies at 93 on April - 04.   

1994  On April - 04 olga Lowina, Dutch yodeler (Edelweisskapel), dies at 69   

1995  Kenny Everett, disc Jockey, dies at 50 on April - 04.   

1996  Carl Burton Stokes, politician, dies at 68 on April - 04.   

1999  On this day in history death of faith Domergue, American actor (b. 1924)   

2001  Death of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, American custom car designer (b. 1932) on this day in history.   

2002  Death of Harry L. O'Connor, Czech film stuntman on this day in history.   

2003  On April - 04 death of anthony Caruso, American actor (b. 1916)   

2004  On this day in history death of alberic Schotte, Belgian cyclist (b. 1919)   

2005  Death of Edward Bronfman, Canadian businessman (b. 1924) on this day in history.   

2007  On April - 04 death of bob Clark, American film director (b. 1941)   

2008  Death of Francis Tucker, South African Rally Driver (b. 1923) on this day in history.   

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0186  On April - 04 birth of caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217)   

1492  Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564) was born on April - 04.   

1527  On this day in history birth of abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer   

1572  On this day in history birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)   

1593  On this day in history birth of edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669)   

1646  On April - 04 birth of antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715)   

1648  Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver was born on April - 04.   

1688  On this day in history birth of joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768)