Famous Deaths In April - 11

1916  Richard Harding Davis, journalist, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1918  Arthur Ochse, cricketer (WW I played for S Afr in 1889 aged 19), dies on this day in history.   

1921  Augusta Victoria, Queen of Prussia/wife of Emperor Wilhelm II, dies on this day in history.   

1926  On April - 11 death of luther Burbank, American botanist (b. 1849)   

1936  Mitya Stillman, composer, dies at 44 on April - 11.   

1939  On this day in history sS Van Dine, [William Huntingdon Wright], detective writer, dies at 50   

1945  On this day in history kamiel van Baelen, Flemish resistance fighter (in Dachau), dies at 29   

1947  On this day in history death of louise Peete, American murderess (b. 1880)   

1952  On April - 11 wadi' Sabra, composer, dies at 76   

1953  On April - 11 death of kid Nichols, American baseball player (b. 1869)   

1958  On this day in history death of konstantin Yuon, Russian painter (b. 1875)   

1961  Francis de Bourguignon, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1967  On April - 11 death of donald Sangster, Jamaican prime-minister (b. 1911)   

1969  Ludvig Irgens Jensen, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1970  Cathy O'Donnell, dies at 66 on April - 11.   

1973  Ted Decorsia, actor (Police Chief Hegedorn-Steve Canyon), dies at 69 on April - 11.   

1974  On this day in history curt Conway, dies   

1975  On April - 11 dorothy Patten, dies at 70   

1976  On April - 11 liam Dunn, dies a 59   

1977  On April - 11 death of jacques Prévert, French poet and screenwriter (b. 1900)   

1980  On this day in history charlotte Henry, dies   

1981  Marie Ney, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history dolores Del Rio, actress (Cheyenne Autumn), dies at 78   

1985  Enver Hoxha, party leader/premier of Albania, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1987  On April - 11 erskine Caldwell, novelist (Tobacco Road), dies at 83   

1988  On this day in history david Prater, US singer (Sam & Dave-Soul Man), dies in car crash at 50   

1989  On April - 11 henk van Galen Last, Dutch journalist, dies at 68   

1990  On this day in history barbara Ann Miller, dies   

1991  On April - 11 tom Rosqui, dies at 62   

1992  Adele Dixon, singer/actress (Uneasy Virtue), dies of pneumonia at 83 on April - 11.   

1993  On this day in history death of mohammed el-Himi, brigade-general of Egyptian police, murdered   

1994  On April - 11 johan Block, Dutch aviation pioneer (Martinair/Transavia), dies at 64   

1996  Daniel Wolf, journalist, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1997  Death of Michael Dorris, writer, commits suicide at 52 on this day in history.   

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0146  Septimius Severus (d. 211) was born on this day in history.   

1370  On this day in history birth of frederick I the Warlike, elector of Saxony   

1374  Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (d. 1398) was born on April - 11.   

1492  On this day in history birth of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (d. 1549)   

1586  On April - 11 birth of pietro Della Valle, composer   

1602  Johann Neukrantz, composer was born on this day in history.   

1638  On this day in history birth of diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer   

1661  On this day in history birth of antoine Coypel, French painter/poet