Famous Deaths In April - 04

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

1961  Death of Simion Stoilow, Romanian mathematician (b. 1873) on this day in history.   

1962  On April - 04 death of james Hanratty, executed at Bedford Prison, England, for the murder of Michael Gregsten (b. 1936)   

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  On April - 04 death of martin Luther King Jr, assassinated at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis Tennessee at 39   

1970  Byron Foulger, actor (Capt Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70 on April - 04.   

1972  Adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1976  Death of Harry Nyquist, Swedish contributor to information theory (b. 1889) on this day in history.   

1977  Jeno Zador, composer, dies at 82 on April - 04.   

1978  Gino Contilli, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1979  Edgar Buchanan, actor (Uncle Joe-Petticoat Junction), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history death of red Sovine, American country music singer (b. 1917)   

1981  On this day in history brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56   

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

1983  On April - 04 gloria Swanson, actress (Airport 1975), dies of a heart ailment at 84   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history karl Tunberg, US scriptwriter (Ben Hur), dies   

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

1994  Olga Lowina, Dutch yodeler (Edelweisskapel), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1995  On April - 04 kenny Everett, disc Jockey, dies at 50   

1996  Carl Burton Stokes, politician, dies at 68 on April - 04.   

1999  On April - 04 death of faith Domergue, American actor (b. 1924)   

2001  Death of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, American custom car designer (b. 1932) on April - 04.   

2002  Death of Harry L. O'Connor, Czech film stuntman on this day in history.   

2003  Death of Anthony Caruso, American actor (b. 1916) on this day in history.   

2004  Death of Alberic Schotte, Belgian cyclist (b. 1919) on April - 04.   

2005  Death of Edward Bronfman, Canadian businessman (b. 1924) on this day in history.   

2007  On April - 04 death of bob Clark, American film director (b. 1941)   

2008  On April - 04 death of francis Tucker, South African Rally Driver (b. 1923)   

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0186  Caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217) was born on April - 04.   

1492  On this day in history birth of ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564)   

1527  Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer was born on this day in history.   

1572  William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1593  On this day in history birth of edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669)   

1646  On this day in history birth of antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715)   

1648  On this day in history birth of grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver   

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