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  Cosima Liszt, wife of Austrian composer Richard Wagner, dies at 92 on April - 01.   

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

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

1941  Hippolyte Delehaye, Flemish historian, dies at 81 on April - 01.   

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

1947  On this day in history george II, king of Greece, dies at 56   

1950  Charles R Drew, surgeon/developer of blood bank concept, dies at 45 on April - 01.   

1951  Clement D'Hooghe, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1955  Silvio d'Amico, Italian theater critic (Il Teatro Italian), dies at 68 on April - 01.   

1957  Gheorge Tatarescu, premier Romania (1933-37, 39-40), dies on April - 01.   

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

1964  On April - 01 bozidar Kunc, composer, dies at 60   

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

1966  On this day in history karl B Adam, German theologist (Jesus Christ), dies at 89   

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 this day in history.   

1974  Alfred Ernest Whitehead, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1975  Eugeen Yoors, Flemish draftsman/glass painter, dies at 95 on April - 01.   

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 April - 01.   

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

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

1985  On April - 01 death of douglass Wallop, American novelist and playwright (b. 1920)   

1988  Jim Jordan, actor (Fibber McGee), dies from a blod clot at 91 on this day in history.   

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

1991  On this day in history martha Graham, US, choreographer (Appalachian Spring), dies at 96   

1992  On April - 01 juanito, soccer star (Madrid Real 1977-87), dies at 37 in car crash   

1993  On April - 01 alan Kulwicki, stock car racer, dies in plane crash at 38   

1994  Leon Degrelle, Belgium general, dies on April - 01.   

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

1996  Alfredo Nobre Coast, PM of Portugal (1978), dies on this day in history.   

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 April - 01.   

1283  Ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47) was born on April - 01.   

1543  François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626) was born on April - 01.   

1578  On this day in history birth of william Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation)   

1582  Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

1582  Thomas Simpson, composer was born on this day in history.   

1610  Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703) was born on this day in history.   

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