Famous Deaths In April - 23

1853  Auguste Laurent, chemist, dies on April - 23.   

1865  James Dearing, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 24 on this day in history.   

1878  Friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies on this day in history.   

1880  Guess Saleh, [Sarief Bastaman], Javanese painter, dies on April - 23.   

1885  William Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1889  Death of Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, French writer (b. 1808) on April - 23.   

1895  On this day in history karl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, physiologist, dies   

1897  On April - 23 clement Harris, composer, dies at 25   

1905  Karel Komzak, composer, dies at 54 on April - 23.   

1907  Death of Alfred Packer, American Cannibal (b. 1842) on this day in history.   

1915  On April - 23 rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27   

1918  Percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies on April - 23.   

1925  On this day in history andre Caplet, French composer (Le miroir de Jesus), dies at 45   

1926  Joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies on April - 23.   

1929  Rudolf W Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies at 28 on April - 23.   

1936  On this day in history death of teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan writer (b. 1889)   

1942  On this day in history marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, pres of Argentina (1922-28), dies at 73   

1945  On this day in history albrecht Haushofer, writer, dies at 42   

1946  Jesus Castillo, composer, dies at 68 on April - 23.   

1951  Death of Charles G. Dawes, Vice President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1865) on April - 23.   

1952  On April - 23 elisabeth Schumann, singer, dies   

1955  Robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-First-Member of parliament, dies at 76 on April - 23.   

1957  On April - 23 william Orlamond, actor (Flesh & Devil, Words & Music), dies at 89   

1960  Cornelis Jan Bakkerr, Dutch/US nuclear physicist, dies on April - 23.   

1965  On April - 23 josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Pygmalion), dies at 67   

1969  Krzystzof Komeda, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1970  On April - 23 herb Shriner, humorist/TV host (Herb Shriner Show), dies at 51   

1971  On April - 23 william Tubman, president of Liberia (1944-71), dies at 76   

1973  Otto Eissfeldt, German old testament scholar, dies at 85 on April - 23.   

1975  On April - 23 death of pete Ham, rocker (Badfinger), commits suicide by hanging himself at 27   

1976  James Flavin, actor (Man With a Camera), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history death of blair Peach, New Zealand-born anti-fascist (b. 1946)   

1980  On this day in history jane Froman, US singer (JF's USA Canteen), dies at 72   

1981  On April - 23 death of josep Pla, Catalan journalist and writer (b. 1897)   

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1170  On April - 23 birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)   

1185  On this day in history birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)   

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on April - 23.   

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on April - 23.   

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on this day in history.   

1500  On this day in history birth of alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician   

1500  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.   

1516  On this day in history birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)