Famous Deaths In April - 04

1959  Stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies on April - 04.   

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  On this day in history endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18   

1967  On April - 04 mischa Elman, Ukraine/US violinist, dies at 76   

1968  On this day in history death of martin Luther King Jr, assassinated at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis Tennessee at 39   

1970  Byron Foulger, actor (Capt Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1972  Adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63 on April - 04.   

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 this day in history 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  On April - 04 brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56   

1982  On April - 04 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  John Arnold, cricketer (Eng bat v NZ 1931, scored 34 only Test), dies on this day in history.   

1985  Death of Kate Roberts, Welsh nationalist and writer (b. 1891) on this day in history.   

1986  On April - 04 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  On April - 04 alfred Mosher Butts, US architect/game maker (Scrabble), dies at 93   

1994  On April - 04 olga Lowina, Dutch yodeler (Edelweisskapel), dies at 69   

1995  On this day in history kenny Everett, disc Jockey, dies at 50   

1996  Carl Burton Stokes, politician, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1999  On April - 04 death of faith Domergue, American actor (b. 1924)   

2001  On this day in history death of ed "Big Daddy" Roth, American custom car designer (b. 1932)   

2002  Death of Harry L. O'Connor, Czech film stuntman on April - 04.   

2003  Death of Anthony Caruso, American actor (b. 1916) on April - 04.   

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

2005  On this day in history death of edward Bronfman, Canadian businessman (b. 1924)   

2007  Death of Bob Clark, American film director (b. 1941) on April - 04.   

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

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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 April - 04.   

1527  Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer was born on this day in history.   

1572  On April - 04 birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)   

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

1646  On April - 04 birth of antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715)   

1648  Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver was born on April - 04.   

1688  On this day in history birth of joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768)