Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 03
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
1901 Richard D'Oyly Carte, promotor (Gilbert & Sullivan operas), dies on April - 03.
1909 Benjamin Johnson Lang, composer, dies at 71 on April - 03.
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 this day in history homer Newton Bartlett, composer, dies at 74
1930 On April - 03 death of emma Albani, Canadian soprano (b. 1847)
1936 On April - 03 death of bruno Hauptmann, convicted Lindbergh baby killer, executed
1941 On April - 03 andre Michelin, French tire manufacturer, dies at 88
1942 On April - 03 albert Siklos, composer, dies at 63
1943 On April - 03 conrad Veidt, German/US actor (Cabinet of Dr Calgary), dies at 50
1945 Joseph Weinheber, Austria poet/writer (Vienna Verbatim), dies at 43 on this day in history.
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 April - 03 johannes C Kielstra, Dut economist/gov (Suriname 1933-44), dies at 72
1956 On this day in history death of t Kostov, Bulgarian vice-premier, executed
1958 On April - 03 theodor Kramer, writer, dies
1960 Anton Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist, dies at 87 on this day in history.
1962 Benny "Kid" Paret, US welterweight boxer, dies after fight, at 24 on April - 03.
1965 Death of Ernst Kirchweger, Austrian communist and resistance fighter (born 1897 or 1898) on April - 03.
1966 On April - 03 russel Crouse, US stagewriter (Life with Father), dies at 73
1969 Rex Evans, actor (Frankenstein meets the Wolfman, Zara), dies at 65 on April - 03.
1971 On April - 03 joseph Valachi, US gangster, dies at 66
1972 On this day in history ferde Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofe, composer, dies at 80
1975 Mary Ure, actress (Sons & Lovers, Where Eagles Dare), dies at 42 on April - 03.
1976 On this day in history maurice Johnstone, composer, dies at 75
1977 Jack Ryder, cricketer (20 Tests for Aust, 1394 runs), dies on April - 03.
1978 Death of Ray Noble, English bandleader and composer (b. 1903) on April - 03.
1980 On this day in history luella Gear, actress (Joe & Mabel), dies at 82
1981 On this day in history death of juan Trippe, Airline entrepreneur and pioneer, Pan Am founder (b. 1899)
1982 Herman W Filarski, Dutch bridge journalist, dies at 69 on April - 03.
1986 On April - 03 peter Pears, English tenor (Death in Venice), dies at 75
1987 On April - 03 death of tom Sestak, American football player (b. 1936)
1988 On this day in history milton A Caniff, US cartoonist (Terry & the Pirates), dies at 81
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