Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 03
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
1901 Richard D'Oyly Carte, promotor (Gilbert & Sullivan operas), dies on this day in history.
1909 On this day in history benjamin Johnson Lang, composer, dies at 71
1915 Death of Andrew Stoddart, cricketer (England capt at turn of century), suicide on April - 03.
1919 Paul Geisler, composer, dies at 62 on April - 03.
1920 On April - 03 homer Newton Bartlett, composer, dies at 74
1930 On this day in history death of emma Albani, Canadian soprano (b. 1847)
1936 On April - 03 death of bruno Hauptmann, convicted Lindbergh baby killer, executed
1941 Andre Michelin, French tire manufacturer, dies at 88 on April - 03.
1942 Albert Siklos, composer, dies at 63 on April - 03.
1943 On this day in history conrad Veidt, German/US actor (Cabinet of Dr Calgary), dies at 50
1945 On this day in history joseph Weinheber, Austria poet/writer (Vienna Verbatim), dies at 43
1946 Death of Masaharu Homma, Lt Gen (responsible for Bataan Death March), executed on April - 03.
1949 On this day in history basil Harwood, composer, dies at 89
1950 On April - 03 adolf Wiklund, composer, dies at 70
1951 On this day in history johannes C Kielstra, Dut economist/gov (Suriname 1933-44), dies at 72
1956 Death of T Kostov, Bulgarian vice-premier, executed on this day in history.
1958 Theodor Kramer, writer, dies on this day in history.
1960 Anton Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist, dies at 87 on this day in history.
1962 On this day in history benny "Kid" Paret, US welterweight boxer, dies after fight, at 24
1965 On April - 03 death of ernst Kirchweger, Austrian communist and resistance fighter (born 1897 or 1898)
1966 Russel Crouse, US stagewriter (Life with Father), dies at 73 on April - 03.
1969 On April - 03 rex Evans, actor (Frankenstein meets the Wolfman, Zara), dies at 65
1971 Joseph Valachi, US gangster, dies at 66 on April - 03.
1972 Ferde Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofe, composer, dies at 80 on April - 03.
1975 On April - 03 mary Ure, actress (Sons & Lovers, Where Eagles Dare), dies at 42
1976 Maurice Johnstone, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.
1977 On this day in history jack Ryder, cricketer (20 Tests for Aust, 1394 runs), dies
1978 On April - 03 death of ray Noble, English bandleader and composer (b. 1903)
1980 Luella Gear, actress (Joe & Mabel), dies at 82 on April - 03.
1981 On April - 03 death of juan Trippe, Airline entrepreneur and pioneer, Pan Am founder (b. 1899)
1982 On this day in history herman W Filarski, Dutch bridge journalist, dies at 69
1986 On this day in history peter Pears, English tenor (Death in Venice), dies at 75
1987 Death of Tom Sestak, American football player (b. 1936) on this day in history.
1988 On April - 03 milton A Caniff, US cartoonist (Terry & the Pirates), dies at 81
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