Famous Deaths In April - 04

1846  On this day in history death of solomon Sibley, American senator from Michigan Territory (b. 1769)   

1861  Death of John McLean, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1785) on April - 04.   

1862  On this day in history harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna), dies at 45   

1863  Death of Ludwig Emil Grimm, German painter and engraver (b. 1790) on April - 04.   

1864  On this day in history death of joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (b. 1808)   

1870  Death of Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (b. 1802) on April - 04.   

1874  Death of Charles Ernest Beulé, French archaeologist and politician (b. 1826) on this day in history.   

1878  Death of Richard Brewer, American gunslinger/cowboy (b. 1850) on April - 04.   

1879  On this day in history death of heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist (b. 1803)   

1883  Death of Peter Cooper, American industrialist, inventor and philanthropist (b. 1791) on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history death of marie Bashkirtseff, Russian artist and diarist (b. 1860)   

1889  Thomas T H Jorissen, historian, dies at 56 on April - 04.   

1890  On this day in history death of pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, Quebec politician (b. 1820)   

1893  Alphonse LPP de Candolle, Swiss botanist, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1900  Death of Edward VII, King, assassinated on April - 04.   

1905  Constantin Meunier, Belgian painter/sculptor, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1908  Josef Sucher, composer, dies at 64 on April - 04.   

1919  William Crookes, English chemist/physicist (Crookes-pipe), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1923  L Martov, [Joulij O Tsederbaum], Russ revolutionary, dies at 49 on April - 04.   

1929  On this day in history karl Friedrich Benz, automobile engineer (Mercedes), dies at 84   

1930  On this day in history vladimir Majakovski, Russian poet, dies   

1931  On this day in history andre Michelin, CEO (Michelin Tires), dies   

1932  On this day in history ottokar T Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, Austrian minister, dies at 59   

1934  Braulio Dueno Colon, composer, dies at 80 on April - 04.   

1937  On April - 04 frantisek X Salda, Czech writer/critic, dies at 69   

1938  Cyril Christiani, cricket wicket keep (WI 1935), dies of malaria at 24 on this day in history.   

1941  Max Frisch, writer, dies at 29 on April - 04.   

1943  On this day in history oskar Schlemmer, German painter/sculptor, dies at 54   

1944  On this day in history john Peale Bishop, US poet (Undertaker's Garland), dies at 51   

1947  On this day in history death of william O'Donnell, Irish politician (b. ?)   

1951  Death of Al Christie, Canadian film director and producer (b. 1881) on April - 04.   

1953  On April - 04 carol II, King of Romania (1930-40), dies at 59   

1957  On this day in history death of e. Herbert Norman, Canadian diplomat (b. 1909)   

1958  Hendrik Heyman, Belgian minister of Nijverheid/mayor, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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0186  Caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217) was born on April - 04.   

1492  Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564) was born on this day in history.   

1527  Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer was born on April - 04.   

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

1593  Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

1646  On this day in history birth of antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715)   

1648  On this day in history birth of grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver   

1688  Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768) was born on April - 04.