Famous Deaths In April - 04

1846  On April - 04 death of solomon Sibley, American senator from Michigan Territory (b. 1769)   

1861  Death of John McLean, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1785) on April - 04.   

1862  On April - 04 harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna), dies at 45   

1863  Death of Ludwig Emil Grimm, German painter and engraver (b. 1790) on April - 04.   

1864  Death of Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (b. 1808) on this day in history.   

1870  Death of Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (b. 1802) on this day in history.   

1874  Death of Charles Ernest Beulé, French archaeologist and politician (b. 1826) on April - 04.   

1878  On April - 04 death of richard Brewer, American gunslinger/cowboy (b. 1850)   

1879  On April - 04 death of heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist (b. 1803)   

1883  Death of Peter Cooper, American industrialist, inventor and philanthropist (b. 1791) on April - 04.   

1884  On April - 04 death of marie Bashkirtseff, Russian artist and diarist (b. 1860)   

1889  Thomas T H Jorissen, historian, dies at 56 on April - 04.   

1890  Death of Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, Quebec politician (b. 1820) on April - 04.   

1893  On April - 04 alphonse LPP de Candolle, Swiss botanist, dies at 86   

1900  On April - 04 death of edward VII, King, assassinated   

1905  Constantin Meunier, Belgian painter/sculptor, dies at 73 on April - 04.   

1908  Josef Sucher, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1919  William Crookes, English chemist/physicist (Crookes-pipe), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1923  L Martov, [Joulij O Tsederbaum], Russ revolutionary, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1929  Karl Friedrich Benz, automobile engineer (Mercedes), dies at 84 on April - 04.   

1930  On April - 04 vladimir Majakovski, Russian poet, dies   

1931  On April - 04 andre Michelin, CEO (Michelin Tires), dies   

1932  On April - 04 ottokar T Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, Austrian minister, dies at 59   

1934  Braulio Dueno Colon, composer, dies at 80 on April - 04.   

1937  Frantisek X Salda, Czech writer/critic, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1938  On April - 04 cyril Christiani, cricket wicket keep (WI 1935), dies of malaria at 24   

1941  Max Frisch, writer, dies at 29 on April - 04.   

1943  On April - 04 oskar Schlemmer, German painter/sculptor, dies at 54   

1944  John Peale Bishop, US poet (Undertaker's Garland), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1947  Death of William O'Donnell, Irish politician (b. ?) on April - 04.   

1951  Death of Al Christie, Canadian film director and producer (b. 1881) on April - 04.   

1953  On April - 04 carol II, King of Romania (1930-40), dies at 59   

1957  Death of E. Herbert Norman, Canadian diplomat (b. 1909) on this day in history.   

1958  Hendrik Heyman, Belgian minister of Nijverheid/mayor, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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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  On this day in history birth of abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer   

1572  William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born on April - 04.   

1593  Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

1646  Antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715) was born on April - 04.   

1648  Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver was born on this day in history.   

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