Famous Deaths In April - 01

1922  On April - 01 charles I, emperor (Austria)/King of Hungary (Charles IV), dies  

1925  Francis William Davenport, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1930  On April - 01 cosima Liszt, wife of Austrian composer Richard Wagner, dies at 92  

1933  On this day in history frederick Lord Chelmsford, viceroy of Brit-Ind (1916-21), dies at 64  

1936  On April - 01 mikhail Vladimirovich Ivanov-Boretsky, composer, dies at 61  

1941  On this day in history hippolyte Delehaye, Flemish historian, dies at 81  

1946  On April - 01 noah Beery, actor (Beau Geste, Cimarron Kid, Mammy), dies at 62  

1947  George II, king of Greece, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1950  On April - 01 charles R Drew, surgeon/developer of blood bank concept, dies at 45  

1951  Clement D'Hooghe, composer, dies at 51 on April - 01.  

1955  On this day in history silvio d'Amico, Italian theater critic (Il Teatro Italian), dies at 68  

1957  Gheorge Tatarescu, premier Romania (1933-37, 39-40), dies on this day in history.  

1960  On April - 01 piet[er O] Bakker, Dutch journalist/writer (Ciske), dies at 62  

1964  Bozidar Kunc, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1965  On this day in history henry D G Crerar, Canadian general (WW I, Normandy), dies at 76  

1966  Karl B Adam, German theologist (Jesus Christ), dies at 89 on April - 01.  

1968  On April - 01 lev D Landau, Russian physicist (Nobel 1962), dies at 59  

1973  Arthur Wood, cricket wicket-keeper (England 1938-39), dies on April - 01.  

1974  Alfred Ernest Whitehead, composer, dies at 86 on April - 01.  

1975  Eugeen Yoors, Flemish draftsman/glass painter, dies at 95 on this day in history.  

1976  Freddie Lennon, father of John Lennon (Beatles), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1979  Marinus Peijnenburg, Dutch politician, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1981  On this day in history d[ennis] F[eltham] Jones, sci-fi author (Colossus), dies at 65  

1984  On this day in history death of marvin Gaye, singer (Sexual Healing), shot to death by his father Marvin Gaye Sr in LA at 44  

1985  Death of Douglass Wallop, American novelist and playwright (b. 1920) on April - 01.  

1988  On this day in history jim Jordan, actor (Fibber McGee), dies from a blod clot at 91  

1989  Henk Gortzak, Dutch MP (CPN/PSP), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1991  Martha Graham, US, choreographer (Appalachian Spring), dies at 96 on this day in history.  

1992  Juanito, soccer star (Madrid Real 1977-87), dies at 37 in car crash on this day in history.  

1993  On this day in history alan Kulwicki, stock car racer, dies in plane crash at 38  

1994  On April - 01 leon Degrelle, Belgium general, dies  

1995  On April - 01 cheryl Waltz, author/film producer, dies at 50  

1996  On April - 01 alfredo Nobre Coast, PM of Portugal (1978), dies  

1997  Jolie Gabor, mother of Zsa Zsa & Eva, dies at 97 on April - 01.  

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1220  Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272) was born on this day in history.  

1283  Ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47) was born on this day in history.  

1543  On April - 01 birth of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626)  

1578  William Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation) was born on April - 01.  

1582  Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter was born on April - 01.  

1582  On April - 01 birth of thomas Simpson, composer  

1610  On this day in history birth of charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703)  

1640  On this day in history birth of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)