Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 04
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
1959 On this day in history stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies
1961 Death of Simion Stoilow, Romanian mathematician (b. 1873) on April - 04.
1962 On this day in history death of james Hanratty, executed at Bedford Prison, England, for the murder of Michael Gregsten (b. 1936)
1963 On this day in history endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18
1967 Mischa Elman, Ukraine/US violinist, dies at 76 on April - 04.
1968 Death of Martin Luther King Jr, assassinated at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis Tennessee at 39 on April - 04.
1970 Byron Foulger, actor (Capt Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70 on April - 04.
1972 On this day in history adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63
1976 Death of Harry Nyquist, Swedish contributor to information theory (b. 1889) on April - 04.
1977 On this day in history jeno Zador, composer, dies at 82
1978 On this day in history gino Contilli, composer, dies at 70
1979 Edgar Buchanan, actor (Uncle Joe-Petticoat Junction), dies at 77 on April - 04.
1980 Death of Red Sovine, American country music singer (b. 1917) on April - 04.
1981 Brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56 on this day in history.
1982 Tsvetan Tsvetanov, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.
1983 Gloria Swanson, actress (Airport 1975), dies of a heart ailment at 84 on April - 04.
1984 On this day in history john Arnold, cricketer (Eng bat v NZ 1931, scored 34 only Test), dies
1985 Death of Kate Roberts, Welsh nationalist and writer (b. 1891) on this day in history.
1986 On April - 04 frank Mortelmans, Belgian painter, dies at 87
1987 On this day in history c[atherine] L[ucille] Moore, author (Judgment Night), dies at 76
1991 John Heinz, (Sen-R-Pa), dies in a plane crash, dies at 52 on this day in history.
1992 On this day in history karl Tunberg, US scriptwriter (Ben Hur), dies
1993 On April - 04 alfred Mosher Butts, US architect/game maker (Scrabble), dies at 93
1994 Olga Lowina, Dutch yodeler (Edelweisskapel), dies at 69 on April - 04.
1995 On this day in history kenny Everett, disc Jockey, dies at 50
1996 On this day in history carl Burton Stokes, politician, dies at 68
1999 Death of Faith Domergue, American actor (b. 1924) on this day in history.
2001 Death of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, American custom car designer (b. 1932) on April - 04.
2002 Death of Harry L. O'Connor, Czech film stuntman on April - 04.
2003 On April - 04 death of anthony Caruso, American actor (b. 1916)
2004 On April - 04 death of alberic Schotte, Belgian cyclist (b. 1919)
2005 On April - 04 death of edward Bronfman, Canadian businessman (b. 1924)
2007 On this day in history death of bob Clark, American film director (b. 1941)
2008 On April - 04 death of francis Tucker, South African Rally Driver (b. 1923)
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