Famous Deaths In April - 05

1922  Charles F A Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history death of george Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, English financier (b. 1866)   

1928  On April - 05 jane Ellen Harrison, scholar/archaeologist, dies   

1934  Salvatore Di Giacomo, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history emil Mlynarski, composer, dies at 64   

1939  On April - 05 william Cooper, cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1882-84), dies   

1941  Death of Sir Nigel Gresley, Steam locomotive engineer (b. 1876) on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history death of aleÅ¡ Hrdlička, Czech anthropologist (b. 1869)   

1944  On April - 05 isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter), dies at 90   

1945  Huldreich Georg Fruh, composer, dies at 41 on April - 05.   

1946  On this day in history vincent Millie Youmans, US composer (Tea For Two), dies at 47   

1951  Edward Rigby, dies at 72 on April - 05.   

1952  On April - 05 henri Vandeputte, Belgian writer (L'Autre Vie), dies at 75   

1954  Claude Delvincourt, composer, dies at 66 on April - 05.   

1958  On this day in history jozef Brems, Flemish apostole vicar of Denmark, dies at 87   

1960  Alma Kruger, actor (Made For Each Other), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1963  Jacobus JP Old, architect/co-founder (The Style), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1964  Douglas MacArthur, US general (Pacific theater-WW II), dies at 84 on April - 05.   

1966  On this day in history sven Fleuron, writer, dies at 91   

1967  Death of Hermann Joseph Muller, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (b. 1890) on April - 05.   

1968  Lois Andrews, dies of lung cancer at 44 on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history gabriel M-E-R Chevallier, French author (La Peur), dies at 73   

1970  On April - 05 jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn, oboist/conductor, dies at 78   

1972  On April - 05 brian Donlevy, actor (Steve-Dangerous Assignment), dies at 73   

1973  Death of John Coleman, Australian rules footballer (b. 1928) on April - 05.   

1974  William Hudson, actor (I Led 3 Lives), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history inez Courtney, dies at 67   

1976  Howard Hughes, reclusive billionaire, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1977  On April - 05 john Marriott, dies at 83   

1979  On this day in history death of eugène Gabritschevsky, Russian biologist and artist (b. 1893)   

1981  On April - 05 bob "Bear" Hite, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a heart attack at 36   

1982  Abe Fortas, Supreme court justice, dies at 71 on April - 05.   

1983  Death of Danny Rapp, American musician (Danny & the Juniors) (b. 1941) on April - 05.   

1984  Arthur Travors Harris, marshal of British RAF, dies on April - 05.   

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1288  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on April - 05.   

1472  Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

1523  Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596) was born on April - 05.   

1588  On April - 05 birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)   

1595  John Wilson, composer was born on April - 05.   

1598  On April - 05 birth of laurentius Erhard, composer   

1604  On April - 05 birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)   

1622  On this day in history birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)