Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 23

1853  Auguste Laurent, chemist, dies on this day in history.   

1865  James Dearing, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 24 on April - 23.   

1878  Friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies on April - 23.   

1880  On April - 23 guess Saleh, [Sarief Bastaman], Javanese painter, dies   

1885  William Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1889  On April - 23 death of jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, French writer (b. 1808)   

1895  Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, physiologist, dies on this day in history.   

1897  Clement Harris, composer, dies at 25 on this day in history.   

1905  Karel Komzak, composer, dies at 54 on April - 23.   

1907  Death of Alfred Packer, American Cannibal (b. 1842) on April - 23.   

1915  On this day in history rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27   

1918  Percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies on this day in history.   

1925  Andre Caplet, French composer (Le miroir de Jesus), dies at 45 on April - 23.   

1926  Joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies on this day in history.   

1929  On April - 23 rudolf W Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies at 28   

1936  On April - 23 death of teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan writer (b. 1889)   

1942  On April - 23 marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, pres of Argentina (1922-28), dies at 73   

1945  On this day in history albrecht Haushofer, writer, dies at 42   

1946  Jesus Castillo, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1951  Death of Charles G. Dawes, Vice President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1865) on this day in history.   

1952  On April - 23 elisabeth Schumann, singer, dies   

1955  Robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-First-Member of parliament, dies at 76 on April - 23.   

1957  On this day in history william Orlamond, actor (Flesh & Devil, Words & Music), dies at 89   

1960  On this day in history cornelis Jan Bakkerr, Dutch/US nuclear physicist, dies   

1965  Josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Pygmalion), dies at 67 on April - 23.   

1969  On April - 23 krzystzof Komeda, composer, dies at 37   

1970  On April - 23 herb Shriner, humorist/TV host (Herb Shriner Show), dies at 51   

1971  On this day in history william Tubman, president of Liberia (1944-71), dies at 76   

1973  On April - 23 otto Eissfeldt, German old testament scholar, dies at 85   

1975  On this day in history death of pete Ham, rocker (Badfinger), commits suicide by hanging himself at 27   

1976  On April - 23 james Flavin, actor (Man With a Camera), dies at 69   

1979  On this day in history death of blair Peach, New Zealand-born anti-fascist (b. 1946)   

1980  On April - 23 jane Froman, US singer (JF's USA Canteen), dies at 72   

1981  On April - 23 death of josep Pla, Catalan journalist and writer (b. 1897)   

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on April - 23.   

1185  On April - 23 birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)   

1464  On this day in history birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France   

1464  On April - 23 birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on April - 23.   

1500  On this day in history birth of alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician   

1500  On this day in history birth of alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)   

1516  On April - 23 birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)