Famous Deaths In April - 08

1902  On April - 08 death of sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated   

1906  On this day in history death of auguste D, First recorded Alzheimer's victim (b. 1950)   

1919  On April - 08 death of loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist (b. 1848)   

1920  On this day in history charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35   

1921  Earnest von Possart, German actor/stage manager, dies on this day in history.   

1931  Eric Axel Karlfeldt, poet, dies on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history edwin Cannan, economist, dies   

1936  On this day in history death of robert Bárány, Austrian physician, Nobel laureate (b. 1876)   

1937  On this day in history arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84   

1938  Harold Baumgartner, cricketer (took 2-99 lefty in test for S Af), dies on this day in history.   

1942  On April - 08 alfred Mombert, writer, dies   

1943  On April - 08 death of paul Colin, Belgian journalist/collaborator, executed   

1947  On this day in history henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies   

1948  On this day in history josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40   

1950  On this day in history albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63   

1957  On this day in history frank Chester, cricketer (distinguished 1-armed Engl Test ump), dies   

1958  On this day in history death of ethel Turner, Australian author (b. 1872)   

1959  On April - 08 gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies   

1963  Len Tuckett, cricketer (no runs no wkts in 1 Test for S A), dies on April - 08.   

1965  Erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history george Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter, dies at 79   

1969  Arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1970  Marie V Felix, Prince of Luxemburg, dies on April - 08.   

1973  Pablo (Ruiz y) Picasso, Spanish/French painter (Guernica), dies at 91 on April - 08.   

1974  Death of James Charles McGuigan, Catholic archbishop of Toronto (b. 1894) on April - 08.   

1976  On this day in history phil Ochs, rock producer (Joe Hill), dies at 35   

1977  Frank Milan, actor (Witness), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1978  Ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83 on April - 08.   

1981  Norman Taurog, dies on April - 08.   

1984  Death of Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1894) on April - 08.   

1985  Death of J. Fred Coots, American songwriter (b. 1897) on this day in history.   

1986  Death of Yukiko Okada, Japanese idol singer (b. 1967) on this day in history.   

1987  Francis C Denebrink, US Naval officer (WW I, WW II, Korea) dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1990  Doreen Sloane, dies on this day in history.   

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1320  On April - 08 birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)   

1460  On April - 08 birth of ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida   

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on this day in history.   

1541  On April - 08 birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)   

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on this day in history.   

1605  On April - 08 birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter   

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on April - 08.   

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on April - 08.