Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 04
Friday, 24 October 2025
1959 On April - 04 stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies 

1961 On this day in history death of simion Stoilow, Romanian mathematician (b. 1873) 

1962 Death of James Hanratty, executed at Bedford Prison, England, for the murder of Michael Gregsten (b. 1936) on April - 04. 

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 On this day in history death of martin Luther King Jr, assassinated at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis Tennessee at 39 

1970 Byron Foulger, actor (Capt Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70 on April - 04. 

1972 On April - 04 adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63 

1976 Death of Harry Nyquist, Swedish contributor to information theory (b. 1889) on this day in history. 

1977 On April - 04 jeno Zador, composer, dies at 82 

1978 Gino Contilli, composer, dies at 70 on April - 04. 

1979 Edgar Buchanan, actor (Uncle Joe-Petticoat Junction), dies at 77 on this day in history. 

1980 Death of Red Sovine, American country music singer (b. 1917) on this day in history. 

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 On this day in history gloria Swanson, actress (Airport 1975), dies of a heart ailment at 84 

1984 John Arnold, cricketer (Eng bat v NZ 1931, scored 34 only Test), dies on this day in history. 

1985 On this day in history death of kate Roberts, Welsh nationalist and writer (b. 1891) 

1986 Frank Mortelmans, Belgian painter, dies at 87 on April - 04. 

1987 On April - 04 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 Karl Tunberg, US scriptwriter (Ben Hur), dies on April - 04. 

1993 Alfred Mosher Butts, US architect/game maker (Scrabble), dies at 93 on this day in history. 

1994 On April - 04 olga Lowina, Dutch yodeler (Edelweisskapel), dies at 69 

1995 On April - 04 kenny Everett, disc Jockey, dies at 50 

1996 Carl Burton Stokes, politician, dies at 68 on this day in history. 

1999 On this day in history death of faith Domergue, American actor (b. 1924) 

2001 On April - 04 death of ed "Big Daddy" Roth, American custom car designer (b. 1932) 

2002 Death of Harry L. O'Connor, Czech film stuntman on this day in history. 

2003 Death of Anthony Caruso, American actor (b. 1916) on April - 04. 

2004 Death of Alberic Schotte, Belgian cyclist (b. 1919) on this day in history. 

2005 Death of Edward Bronfman, Canadian businessman (b. 1924) on April - 04. 

2007 Death of Bob Clark, American film director (b. 1941) on this day in history. 

2008 On April - 04 death of francis Tucker, South African Rally Driver (b. 1923) 

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