Famous Deaths In April - 08

1902  On April - 08 death of sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated   

1906  Death of Auguste D, First recorded Alzheimer's victim (b. 1950) on April - 08.   

1919  On this day in history death of loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist (b. 1848)   

1920  Charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history earnest von Possart, German actor/stage manager, dies   

1931  On this day in history eric Axel Karlfeldt, poet, dies   

1935  On this day in history edwin Cannan, economist, dies   

1936  Death of Robert Bárány, Austrian physician, Nobel laureate (b. 1876) on April - 08.   

1937  Arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84 on April - 08.   

1938  On this day in history harold Baumgartner, cricketer (took 2-99 lefty in test for S Af), dies   

1942  Alfred Mombert, writer, dies on April - 08.   

1943  On this day in history death of paul Colin, Belgian journalist/collaborator, executed   

1947  On April - 08 henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies   

1948  Josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40 on April - 08.   

1950  Albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63 on April - 08.   

1957  On April - 08 frank Chester, cricketer (distinguished 1-armed Engl Test ump), dies   

1958  Death of Ethel Turner, Australian author (b. 1872) on April - 08.   

1959  On this day in history gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies   

1963  Len Tuckett, cricketer (no runs no wkts in 1 Test for S A), dies on April - 08.   

1965  On April - 08 erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author, dies at 70   

1966  George Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter, dies at 79 on April - 08.   

1969  On April - 08 arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78   

1970  Marie V Felix, Prince of Luxemburg, dies on April - 08.   

1973  On April - 08 pablo (Ruiz y) Picasso, Spanish/French painter (Guernica), dies at 91   

1974  Death of James Charles McGuigan, Catholic archbishop of Toronto (b. 1894) on April - 08.   

1976  Phil Ochs, rock producer (Joe Hill), dies at 35 on April - 08.   

1977  Frank Milan, actor (Witness), dies at 71 on April - 08.   

1978  Ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83 on April - 08.   

1981  Norman Taurog, dies on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history death of pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1894)   

1985  Death of J. Fred Coots, American songwriter (b. 1897) on April - 08.   

1986  On this day in history death of yukiko Okada, Japanese idol singer (b. 1967)   

1987  On this day in history francis C Denebrink, US Naval officer (WW I, WW II, Korea) dies at 90   

1990  Doreen Sloane, dies on April - 08.   

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1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on April - 08.   

1460  On this day in history birth of ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida   

1533  On this day in history birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

1541  On April - 08 birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)   

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on this day in history.   

1605  On April - 08 birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter   

1605  On April - 08 birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)   

1631  On April - 08 birth of cornelis de Heem, painter