Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 04

1959  On April - 04 stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies   

1961  Death of Simion Stoilow, Romanian mathematician (b. 1873) on April - 04.   

1962  On April - 04 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 this day in history.   

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 April - 04.   

1970  On April - 04 byron Foulger, actor (Capt Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70   

1972  On this day in history adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63   

1976  Death of Harry Nyquist, Swedish contributor to information theory (b. 1889) on April - 04.   

1977  Jeno Zador, composer, dies at 82 on April - 04.   

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

1979  Edgar Buchanan, actor (Uncle Joe-Petticoat Junction), dies at 77 on April - 04.   

1980  Death of Red Sovine, American country music singer (b. 1917) on April - 04.   

1981  Brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history tsvetan Tsvetanov, composer, dies at 50   

1983  Gloria Swanson, actress (Airport 1975), dies of a heart ailment at 84 on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history john Arnold, cricketer (Eng bat v NZ 1931, scored 34 only Test), dies   

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

1986  On this day in history frank Mortelmans, Belgian painter, dies at 87   

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

1991  On April - 04 john Heinz, (Sen-R-Pa), dies in a plane crash, dies at 52   

1992  Karl Tunberg, US scriptwriter (Ben Hur), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1996  On April - 04 carl Burton Stokes, politician, dies at 68   

1999  On April - 04 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 this day in history death of anthony Caruso, American actor (b. 1916)   

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

2005  On April - 04 death of edward Bronfman, Canadian businessman (b. 1924)   

2007  On this day in history death of bob Clark, American film director (b. 1941)   

2008  Death of Francis Tucker, South African Rally Driver (b. 1923) on April - 04.   

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

1492  On April - 04 birth of ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564)   

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

1572  William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1593  On April - 04 birth of edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669)   

1646  Antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715) was born on April - 04.   

1648  Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver was born on this day in history.   

1688  Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.