Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 04

1959  On this day in history stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies   

1961  On April - 04 death of simion Stoilow, Romanian mathematician (b. 1873)   

1962  Death of James Hanratty, executed at Bedford Prison, England, for the murder of Michael Gregsten (b. 1936) on this day in history.   

1963  Endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18 on this day in history.   

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

1968  Death of Martin Luther King Jr, assassinated at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis Tennessee at 39 on this day in history.   

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

1972  On April - 04 adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63   

1976  On this day in history death of harry Nyquist, Swedish contributor to information theory (b. 1889)   

1977  On this day in history jeno Zador, composer, dies at 82   

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

1979  On April - 04 edgar Buchanan, actor (Uncle Joe-Petticoat Junction), dies at 77   

1980  Death of Red Sovine, American country music singer (b. 1917) on this day in history.   

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

1982  Tsvetan Tsvetanov, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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  Death of Kate Roberts, Welsh nationalist and writer (b. 1891) on April - 04.   

1986  Frank Mortelmans, Belgian painter, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1987  On April - 04 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 April - 04.   

1993  On this day in history alfred Mosher Butts, US architect/game maker (Scrabble), dies at 93   

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  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  On this day in history death of harry L. O'Connor, Czech film stuntman   

2003  On April - 04 death of anthony Caruso, American actor (b. 1916)   

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

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

1527  On April - 04 birth of abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer   

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

1593  Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669) was born on April - 04.   

1646  Antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.   

1648  On April - 04 birth of grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver   

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