Famous Deaths In April - 06

1884  On April - 06 emanuel Geibel, writer, dies at 68   

1906  On April - 06 alexander L Kielland, Norwegian writer (Working People), dies at 57   

1913  On April - 06 jose Marraco y Ferrer, composer, dies on 78th birthday   

1919  Stefan Surzynski, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1926  On April - 06 giovanni Amendola, antifascist/editor-in-chief (Il Mondo), dies at 43   

1931  Giuseppi Radiciotti, composer, dies at 73 on April - 06.   

1933  On this day in history death of elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer (b. 1842)   

1935  On April - 06 edward Arlington Robinson, US poet, dies   

1939  Robert Courtneidge, British theater producer, dies on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history andres Isasi, composer, dies at 49   

1945  On this day in history benjamin M Telders, president (Dutch Liberal States Party), dies at 42   

1947  On April - 06 vaclav Kapral, composer, dies at 58   

1949  On April - 06 stanley Christopherson, cricketer (1884, MCC Pres during WWII), dies   

1951  On April - 06 halfdan Cleve, composer, dies at 71   

1953  On April - 06 death of idris Davies, Welsh poet (b. 1905)   

1961  Jules J B V Bordet, Belgian bacteriologist (Nobel 1919), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history j C Heldring, Dutch businessman, dies at 74   

1963  On this day in history death of otto Struve, Russian-born astronomer (b. 1897)   

1966  On April - 06 julia Faye, actress (10 Commandments. Samson & Delilah), dies at 73   

1968  On this day in history death of bobby Hutton, US Black Panther leader, shot to death   

1970  Death of Sam Sheppard, American accused murderer (b. 1923) on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history igor F Strawinsky, Russ composer (Le Sacre du Printemps), dies at 88   

1974  On this day in history willem Dudok, Dutch architect (Hilversum Town Hall), dies at 89   

1975  On this day in history chiang Kai-Shek, Nationalist Chinese leader, dies at 87   

1976  Ruth P Thomson, writer, dies on April - 06.   

1978  On April - 06 nicolas Nabokov, composer (Holy Devil), dies at 74   

1979  M Marie Widlow, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957), dies at 61 on April - 06.   

1981  Bob "The Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Goin' up the Country), dies on this day in history.   

1983  On April - 06 death of ana Maria, Salvador guerilla leader, murdered   

1984  On this day in history jimmy Kenndy, British songwriter (South of the Border), dies   

1990  Nancy Hawkes, (1946 best dress woman), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1991  On April - 06 bill Ponsford, cricketer (Test avg 48 22, 1st-class avg 65 18), dies   

1992  On this day in history isaac Asimov, Sci-Fi author (I Robot), dies from kidney failure at 72   

1993  On this day in history divya Bharati, "Baby Doll" Indian Bollywood actress (Diwana), dies at 19 by mysteriously falling from her husband's apartment   

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1483  On April - 06 birth of raphael Sanzio, Italian painter/master builder (Madonna Sistina)   

1613  On April - 06 birth of stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. 1683)   

1631  Vincenzo De Grandis, composer was born on April - 06.   

1632  On April - 06 birth of maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1649)   

1651  André Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.   

1660  Johann Kuhnau, composer was born on this day in history.   

1664  On April - 06 birth of arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742)   

1671  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright/poet (Sacred Odes & Songs)