Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 04

1959  Stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history death of martin Luther King Jr, assassinated at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis Tennessee at 39   

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

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

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

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

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

1979  On this day in history edgar Buchanan, actor (Uncle Joe-Petticoat Junction), dies at 77   

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 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 this day in history john Arnold, cricketer (Eng bat v NZ 1931, scored 34 only Test), dies   

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

1986  On April - 04 frank Mortelmans, Belgian painter, dies at 87   

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

1994  Olga Lowina, Dutch yodeler (Edelweisskapel), dies at 69 on April - 04.   

1995  Kenny Everett, disc Jockey, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1996  On April - 04 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 this day in history.   

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

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 April - 04.   

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0186  On April - 04 birth of caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217)   

1492  Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564) was born on April - 04.   

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

1572  On April - 04 birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)   

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

1646  On April - 04 birth of antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715)   

1648  On April - 04 birth of grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver   

1688  Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.