Famous Deaths In April - 01

1922  Charles I, emperor (Austria)/King of Hungary (Charles IV), dies on April - 01.   

1925  Francis William Davenport, composer, dies at 77 on April - 01.   

1930  On April - 01 cosima Liszt, wife of Austrian composer Richard Wagner, dies at 92   

1933  Frederick Lord Chelmsford, viceroy of Brit-Ind (1916-21), dies at 64 on April - 01.   

1936  On this day in history mikhail Vladimirovich Ivanov-Boretsky, composer, dies at 61   

1941  On April - 01 hippolyte Delehaye, Flemish historian, dies at 81   

1946  Noah Beery, actor (Beau Geste, Cimarron Kid, Mammy), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1947  George II, king of Greece, dies at 56 on April - 01.   

1950  On April - 01 charles R Drew, surgeon/developer of blood bank concept, dies at 45   

1951  On this day in history clement D'Hooghe, composer, dies at 51   

1955  Silvio d'Amico, Italian theater critic (Il Teatro Italian), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1957  Gheorge Tatarescu, premier Romania (1933-37, 39-40), dies on April - 01.   

1960  Piet[er O] Bakker, Dutch journalist/writer (Ciske), dies at 62 on April - 01.   

1964  On April - 01 bozidar Kunc, composer, dies at 60   

1965  On this day in history henry D G Crerar, Canadian general (WW I, Normandy), dies at 76   

1966  On this day in history karl B Adam, German theologist (Jesus Christ), dies at 89   

1968  On April - 01 lev D Landau, Russian physicist (Nobel 1962), dies at 59   

1973  On April - 01 arthur Wood, cricket wicket-keeper (England 1938-39), dies   

1974  On April - 01 alfred Ernest Whitehead, composer, dies at 86   

1975  Eugeen Yoors, Flemish draftsman/glass painter, dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1976  Freddie Lennon, father of John Lennon (Beatles), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1979  Marinus Peijnenburg, Dutch politician, dies at 51 on April - 01.   

1981  D[ennis] F[eltham] Jones, sci-fi author (Colossus), dies at 65 on April - 01.   

1984  On this day in history death of marvin Gaye, singer (Sexual Healing), shot to death by his father Marvin Gaye Sr in LA at 44   

1985  On April - 01 death of douglass Wallop, American novelist and playwright (b. 1920)   

1988  On this day in history jim Jordan, actor (Fibber McGee), dies from a blod clot at 91   

1989  On this day in history henk Gortzak, Dutch MP (CPN/PSP), dies at 57   

1991  Martha Graham, US, choreographer (Appalachian Spring), dies at 96 on April - 01.   

1992  On this day in history juanito, soccer star (Madrid Real 1977-87), dies at 37 in car crash   

1993  Alan Kulwicki, stock car racer, dies in plane crash at 38 on this day in history.   

1994  Leon Degrelle, Belgium general, dies on April - 01.   

1995  Cheryl Waltz, author/film producer, dies at 50 on April - 01.   

1996  Alfredo Nobre Coast, PM of Portugal (1978), dies on April - 01.   

1997  On April - 01 jolie Gabor, mother of Zsa Zsa & Eva, dies at 97   

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1220  Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272) was born on this day in history.   

1283  Ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47) was born on this day in history.   

1543  On this day in history birth of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626)   

1578  On April - 01 birth of william Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation)   

1582  On April - 01 birth of gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter   

1582  On this day in history birth of thomas Simpson, composer   

1610  Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703) was born on April - 01.   

1640  Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.