Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 04
Monday, 08 December 2025
1959 On April - 04 stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies 

1961 On April - 04 death of simion Stoilow, Romanian mathematician (b. 1873) 

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 April - 04 endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18 

1967 Mischa Elman, Ukraine/US violinist, dies at 76 on this day in history. 

1968 On April - 04 death of martin Luther King Jr, assassinated at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis Tennessee at 39 

1970 On this day in history 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 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 Gino Contilli, composer, dies at 70 on April - 04. 

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 this day in history. 

1981 On April - 04 brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56 

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

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

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

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

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 April - 04. 

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 On this day in history death of edward Bronfman, Canadian businessman (b. 1924) 

2007 On April - 04 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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