Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 04

1959  On April - 04 stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies   

1961  Death of Simion Stoilow, Romanian mathematician (b. 1873) on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history death of james Hanratty, executed at Bedford Prison, England, for the murder of Michael Gregsten (b. 1936)   

1963  Endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history mischa Elman, Ukraine/US violinist, dies at 76   

1968  On April - 04 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 this day in history.   

1972  Adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63 on April - 04.   

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  On April - 04 edgar Buchanan, actor (Uncle Joe-Petticoat Junction), dies at 77   

1980  On this day in history death of red Sovine, American country music singer (b. 1917)   

1981  Brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56 on April - 04.   

1982  On April - 04 tsvetan Tsvetanov, composer, dies at 50   

1983  Gloria Swanson, actress (Airport 1975), dies of a heart ailment at 84 on this day in history.   

1984  John Arnold, cricketer (Eng bat v NZ 1931, scored 34 only Test), dies on April - 04.   

1985  Death of Kate Roberts, Welsh nationalist and writer (b. 1891) on April - 04.   

1986  On this day in history frank Mortelmans, Belgian painter, dies at 87   

1987  C[atherine] L[ucille] Moore, author (Judgment Night), dies at 76 on April - 04.   

1991  On April - 04 john Heinz, (Sen-R-Pa), dies in a plane crash, dies at 52   

1992  On April - 04 karl Tunberg, US scriptwriter (Ben Hur), dies   

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

1994  Olga Lowina, Dutch yodeler (Edelweisskapel), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

1996  Carl Burton Stokes, politician, dies at 68 on April - 04.   

1999  Death of Faith Domergue, American actor (b. 1924) on April - 04.   

2001  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of anthony Caruso, American actor (b. 1916)   

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  On April - 04 death of bob Clark, American film director (b. 1941)   

2008  Death of Francis Tucker, South African Rally Driver (b. 1923) on this day in history.   

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0186  On this day in history birth of caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217)   

1492  On April - 04 birth of ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564)   

1527  Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer was born on this day in history.   

1572  William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born on April - 04.   

1593  Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669) was born on April - 04.   

1646  Antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.   

1648  On this day in history birth of grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver   

1688  On this day in history birth of joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768)