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  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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0186  Caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217) was born on this day in history.   

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

1527  On April - 04 birth of abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer   

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

1593  Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

1646  On this day in history birth of antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715)   

1648  Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver was born on April - 04.   

1688  Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768) was born on April - 04.