Famous Deaths In April - 06

1884  Emanuel Geibel, writer, dies at 68 on April - 06.   

1906  Alexander L Kielland, Norwegian writer (Working People), dies at 57 on April - 06.   

1913  On April - 06 jose Marraco y Ferrer, composer, dies on 78th birthday   

1919  Stefan Surzynski, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history giovanni Amendola, antifascist/editor-in-chief (Il Mondo), dies at 43   

1931  Giuseppi Radiciotti, composer, dies at 73 on April - 06.   

1933  Death of Elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer (b. 1842) on April - 06.   

1935  On April - 06 edward Arlington Robinson, US poet, dies   

1939  Robert Courtneidge, British theater producer, dies on April - 06.   

1940  On this day in history andres Isasi, composer, dies at 49   

1945  On April - 06 benjamin M Telders, president (Dutch Liberal States Party), dies at 42   

1947  On this day in history vaclav Kapral, composer, dies at 58   

1949  Stanley Christopherson, cricketer (1884, MCC Pres during WWII), dies on April - 06.   

1951  Halfdan Cleve, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1953  Death of Idris Davies, Welsh poet (b. 1905) on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history jules J B V Bordet, Belgian bacteriologist (Nobel 1919), dies at 90   

1962  On April - 06 j C Heldring, Dutch businessman, dies at 74   

1963  On April - 06 death of otto Struve, Russian-born astronomer (b. 1897)   

1966  On April - 06 julia Faye, actress (10 Commandments. Samson & Delilah), dies at 73   

1968  Death of Bobby Hutton, US Black Panther leader, shot to death on this day in history.   

1970  Death of Sam Sheppard, American accused murderer (b. 1923) on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history igor F Strawinsky, Russ composer (Le Sacre du Printemps), dies at 88   

1974  Willem Dudok, Dutch architect (Hilversum Town Hall), dies at 89 on April - 06.   

1975  Chiang Kai-Shek, Nationalist Chinese leader, dies at 87 on April - 06.   

1976  Ruth P Thomson, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history nicolas Nabokov, composer (Holy Devil), dies at 74   

1979  On April - 06 m Marie Widlow, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957), dies at 61   

1981  Bob "The Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Goin' up the Country), dies on this day in history.   

1983  On April - 06 death of ana Maria, Salvador guerilla leader, murdered   

1984  Jimmy Kenndy, British songwriter (South of the Border), dies on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history nancy Hawkes, (1946 best dress woman), dies at 73   

1991  On this day in history bill Ponsford, cricketer (Test avg 48 22, 1st-class avg 65 18), dies   

1992  On April - 06 isaac Asimov, Sci-Fi author (I Robot), dies from kidney failure at 72   

1993  Divya Bharati, "Baby Doll" Indian Bollywood actress (Diwana), dies at 19 by mysteriously falling from her husband's apartment on April - 06.   

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1483  Raphael Sanzio, Italian painter/master builder (Madonna Sistina) was born on April - 06.   

1613  Stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. 1683) was born on this day in history.   

1631  On April - 06 birth of vincenzo De Grandis, composer   

1632  On April - 06 birth of maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1649)   

1651  On this day in history birth of andré Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722)   

1660  On this day in history birth of johann Kuhnau, composer   

1664  Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742) was born on April - 06.   

1671  Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright/poet (Sacred Odes & Songs) was born on April - 06.