Famous Deaths In April - 30

1848  Friedrich Freiherr Gagern, German/Dutch army commandant, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1855  On this day in history henry Rowley Bishop, British composer/conductor, dies at 68   

1859  On this day in history sergei T Aksakov, Russian writer (Bagrova-vnuka), dies at 67   

1865  Death of Robert Fitzroy, English admiral and meteorologist (b. 1805) on April - 30.   

1875  On this day in history death of jean Frederic Waldeck, French explorer, lithographer, and cartographer (b. 1766)   

1883  Death of Édouard Manet, French painter (b. 1832) on this day in history.   

1887  Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer, dies at 71 on April - 30.   

1893  On this day in history edouard Manet, French painter (Olympia), dies at 61   

1895  Gustav Freytag, writer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history antonio Cagnoni, composer, dies at 68   

1900  John Luther (Casey) Jones, dies in Cannonball Express train wreck on April - 30.   

1903  On this day in history death of emily Stowe, Canadian physician and suffragist (b.1831)   

1912  On April - 30 frantiÅ¡ek Kmoch, Czech composer, dies at 63   

1919  Henry Wood, England cricket wicket keeper (in 4 Tests 1888-92), dies on April - 30.   

1922  On April - 30 david M Chumaceiro, Curacaos poet, dies   

1931  Sammy Woods, cricketer (3 Tests for Australia, 3 for England), dies on April - 30.   

1933  On April - 30 death of luis Sanchez Cerro, Pres of Peru, assassinated by Hurtado de Mendoza   

1934  William Henry Welch, dies at 75 on April - 30.   

1936  On April - 30 death of alfred Edward Housman, English poet (b. 1859)   

1942  On April - 30 catherine Murphy Urner, composer, dies at 51   

1943  Beatrice Potter Webb, British writer (My Apprenticeship), dies at 85 on April - 30.   

1945  Death of Adolph Hitler, German dictator (1936-45), commits suicide at 56 on April - 30.   

1952  Charles Radoux-Rogier, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1956  Alben W Barkley, (VP-D-1949-53), dies at 78 on April - 30.   

1957  Ludwig Schiedermair, German musicologist (Beethoven), dies at 80 on April - 30.   

1959  Armand Louis Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 81 on April - 30.   

1963  On April - 30 bryant Washburn, actor (Nabonga, Millionaire Kid), dies at 74   

1965  On April - 30 helen Chandler, actress (Dracula, Salute, Last Flight), dies at 56   

1966  On this day in history richard Farina, American writer and folk rocker, dies on his birthday in a motorcycle accident   

1970  On April - 30 hall Johnson, composer, dies at 82   

1971  On this day in history elmo Roper, pollster (Roper Poll), dies at 70   

1972  Gia Scala, actress (Garment Jungle, I Aim at the Stars), dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1973  Josie Sedgwick, actress (White Moth), dies of stroke at 75 on this day in history.   

1974  Agnes Moorehead, actress (Endorra-Bewitched), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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1245  On this day in history birth of king Philip III of France (d. 1285)   

1309  Kazimierz III de Great, King of Poland (1333-70) was born on this day in history.   

1553  Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont, queen of France (d. 1601) was born on April - 30.   

1602  On this day in history birth of william Lilly, England, astrologer/author/almanac compiler   

1651  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French priest/theorist/saint   

1662  On April - 30 birth of queen Mary II of England (d. 1694)   

1664  On this day in history birth of françois Louis, Prince of Conti, French general (d. 1709)   

1710  Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (d. 1795) was born on April - 30.