Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 05

1922  Charles F A Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history death of george Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, English financier (b. 1866)   

1928  On this day in history jane Ellen Harrison, scholar/archaeologist, dies   

1934  Salvatore Di Giacomo, composer, dies at 74 on April - 05.   

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  On April - 05 death of sir Nigel Gresley, Steam locomotive engineer (b. 1876)   

1943  On this day in history death of aleÅ¡ Hrdlička, Czech anthropologist (b. 1869)   

1944  Isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1945  Huldreich Georg Fruh, composer, dies at 41 on April - 05.   

1946  On this day in history vincent Millie Youmans, US composer (Tea For Two), dies at 47   

1951  Edward Rigby, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1954  On April - 05 claude Delvincourt, composer, dies at 66   

1958  Jozef Brems, Flemish apostole vicar of Denmark, dies at 87 on April - 05.   

1960  On April - 05 alma Kruger, actor (Made For Each Other), dies at 88   

1963  Jacobus JP Old, architect/co-founder (The Style), dies at 73 on April - 05.   

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

1966  On April - 05 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 April - 05 gabriel M-E-R Chevallier, French author (La Peur), dies at 73   

1970  Jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn, oboist/conductor, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1972  Brian Donlevy, actor (Steve-Dangerous Assignment), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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  On April - 05 inez Courtney, dies at 67   

1976  Howard Hughes, reclusive billionaire, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history john Marriott, dies at 83   

1979  On April - 05 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 April - 05.   

1982  Abe Fortas, Supreme court justice, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history death of danny Rapp, American musician (Danny & the Juniors) (b. 1941)   

1984  Arthur Travors Harris, marshal of British RAF, dies on this day in history.   

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1288  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on April - 05.   

1472  On April - 05 birth of bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510)   

1523  Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596) was born on this day in history.   

1588  Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on April - 05.   

1595  John Wilson, composer was born on this day in history.   

1598  Laurentius Erhard, composer was born on April - 05.   

1604  On April - 05 birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)   

1622  On April - 05 birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)