Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 08

1902  Death of Sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated on April - 08.   

1906  Death of Auguste D, First recorded Alzheimer's victim (b. 1950) on this day in history.   

1919  Death of Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist (b. 1848) on this day in history.   

1920  Charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history earnest von Possart, German actor/stage manager, dies   

1931  Eric Axel Karlfeldt, poet, dies on this day in history.   

1935  Edwin Cannan, economist, dies on this day in history.   

1936  On April - 08 death of robert Bárány, Austrian physician, Nobel laureate (b. 1876)   

1937  On this day in history arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84   

1938  On April - 08 harold Baumgartner, cricketer (took 2-99 lefty in test for S Af), dies   

1942  Alfred Mombert, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1943  Death of Paul Colin, Belgian journalist/collaborator, executed on this day in history.   

1947  Henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies on April - 08.   

1948  Josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1950  Albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63 on April - 08.   

1957  On April - 08 frank Chester, cricketer (distinguished 1-armed Engl Test ump), dies   

1958  On this day in history death of ethel Turner, Australian author (b. 1872)   

1959  On April - 08 gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies   

1963  On this day in history len Tuckett, cricketer (no runs no wkts in 1 Test for S A), dies   

1965  On this day in history erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author, dies at 70   

1966  On this day in history george Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter, dies at 79   

1969  Arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1970  Marie V Felix, Prince of Luxemburg, dies on April - 08.   

1973  Pablo (Ruiz y) Picasso, Spanish/French painter (Guernica), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history death of james Charles McGuigan, Catholic archbishop of Toronto (b. 1894)   

1976  On this day in history phil Ochs, rock producer (Joe Hill), dies at 35   

1977  Frank Milan, actor (Witness), dies at 71 on April - 08.   

1978  On April - 08 ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83   

1981  On April - 08 norman Taurog, dies   

1984  Death of Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1894) on April - 08.   

1985  On April - 08 death of j. Fred Coots, American songwriter (b. 1897)   

1986  Death of Yukiko Okada, Japanese idol singer (b. 1967) on April - 08.   

1987  Francis C Denebrink, US Naval officer (WW I, WW II, Korea) dies at 90 on April - 08.   

1990  On this day in history doreen Sloane, dies   

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1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on April - 08.   

1460  On this day in history birth of ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida   

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on April - 08.   

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on this day in history.   

1582  On April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

1605  On this day in history birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)   

1631  On this day in history birth of cornelis de Heem, painter