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 April - 04.   

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

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  Death of Martin Luther King Jr, assassinated at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis Tennessee at 39 on this day in history.   

1970  On April - 04 byron Foulger, actor (Capt Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70   

1972  Adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1976  On April - 04 death of harry Nyquist, Swedish contributor to information theory (b. 1889)   

1977  Jeno Zador, composer, dies at 82 on April - 04.   

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  On April - 04 death of red Sovine, American country music singer (b. 1917)   

1981  Brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history tsvetan Tsvetanov, composer, dies at 50   

1983  On April - 04 gloria Swanson, actress (Airport 1975), dies of a heart ailment at 84   

1984  On April - 04 john Arnold, cricketer (Eng bat v NZ 1931, scored 34 only Test), dies   

1985  On April - 04 death of kate Roberts, Welsh nationalist and writer (b. 1891)   

1986  Frank Mortelmans, Belgian painter, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1987  On April - 04 c[atherine] L[ucille] Moore, author (Judgment Night), dies at 76   

1991  On this day in history john Heinz, (Sen-R-Pa), dies in a plane crash, dies at 52   

1992  Karl Tunberg, US scriptwriter (Ben Hur), dies on this day in history.   

1993  On April - 04 alfred Mosher Butts, US architect/game maker (Scrabble), dies at 93   

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

1995  Kenny Everett, disc Jockey, dies at 50 on April - 04.   

1996  On this day in history carl Burton Stokes, politician, dies at 68   

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

2001  Death of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, American custom car designer (b. 1932) on this day in history.   

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 April - 04.   

2005  Death of Edward Bronfman, Canadian businessman (b. 1924) on this day in history.   

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

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

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0186  Caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217) was born on April - 04.   

1492  Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564) was born on this day in history.   

1527  Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer was born on April - 04.   

1572  On this day in history birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)   

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

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

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

1688  On April - 04 birth of joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768)