Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 05
Monday, 02 February 2026
1922 Charles F A Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice, dies at 85 on this day in history. 

1923 Death of George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, English financier (b. 1866) on this day in history. 

1928 Jane Ellen Harrison, scholar/archaeologist, dies on this day in history. 

1934 Salvatore Di Giacomo, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history. 

1935 On April - 05 emil Mlynarski, composer, dies at 64 

1939 William Cooper, cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1882-84), dies on April - 05. 

1941 Death of Sir Nigel Gresley, Steam locomotive engineer (b. 1876) on this day in history. 

1943 Death of AleÅ¡ HrdliÄka, Czech anthropologist (b. 1869) on April - 05. 

1944 Isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter), dies at 90 on April - 05. 

1945 On April - 05 huldreich Georg Fruh, composer, dies at 41 

1946 Vincent Millie Youmans, US composer (Tea For Two), dies at 47 on this day in history. 

1951 On this day in history edward Rigby, dies at 72 

1952 On April - 05 henri Vandeputte, Belgian writer (L'Autre Vie), dies at 75 

1954 On this day in history claude Delvincourt, composer, dies at 66 

1958 On April - 05 jozef Brems, Flemish apostole vicar of Denmark, dies at 87 

1960 Alma Kruger, actor (Made For Each Other), dies at 88 on April - 05. 

1963 Jacobus JP Old, architect/co-founder (The Style), dies at 73 on this day in history. 

1964 On April - 05 douglas MacArthur, US general (Pacific theater-WW II), dies at 84 

1966 On this day in history sven Fleuron, writer, dies at 91 

1967 Death of Hermann Joseph Muller, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (b. 1890) on April - 05. 

1968 On this day in history lois Andrews, dies of lung cancer at 44 

1969 On this day in history gabriel M-E-R Chevallier, French author (La Peur), dies at 73 

1970 Jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn, oboist/conductor, dies at 78 on April - 05. 

1972 On April - 05 brian Donlevy, actor (Steve-Dangerous Assignment), dies at 73 

1973 On this day in history death of john Coleman, Australian rules footballer (b. 1928) 

1974 On April - 05 william Hudson, actor (I Led 3 Lives), dies at 49 

1975 Inez Courtney, dies at 67 on this day in history. 

1976 On this day in history howard Hughes, reclusive billionaire, dies at 72 

1977 On April - 05 john Marriott, dies at 83 

1979 On this day in history death of eugène Gabritschevsky, Russian biologist and artist (b. 1893) 

1981 Bob "Bear" Hite, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a heart attack at 36 on this day in history. 

1982 On April - 05 abe Fortas, Supreme court justice, dies at 71 

1983 Death of Danny Rapp, American musician (Danny & the Juniors) (b. 1941) on April - 05. 

1984 On this day in history arthur Travors Harris, marshal of British RAF, dies 

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