Famous Deaths In April - 06

1884  Emanuel Geibel, writer, dies at 68 on April - 06.  

1906  Alexander L Kielland, Norwegian writer (Working People), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1913  Jose Marraco y Ferrer, composer, dies on 78th birthday on this day in history.  

1919  On this day in history stefan Surzynski, composer, dies at 63  

1926  Giovanni Amendola, antifascist/editor-in-chief (Il Mondo), dies at 43 on this day in history.  

1931  On April - 06 giuseppi Radiciotti, composer, dies at 73  

1933  On April - 06 death of elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer (b. 1842)  

1935  On this day in history edward Arlington Robinson, US poet, dies  

1939  Robert Courtneidge, British theater producer, dies on April - 06.  

1940  On April - 06 andres Isasi, composer, dies at 49  

1945  Benjamin M Telders, president (Dutch Liberal States Party), dies at 42 on April - 06.  

1947  On April - 06 vaclav Kapral, composer, dies at 58  

1949  On this day in history stanley Christopherson, cricketer (1884, MCC Pres during WWII), dies  

1951  On this day in history halfdan Cleve, composer, dies at 71  

1953  Death of Idris Davies, Welsh poet (b. 1905) on this day in history.  

1961  Jules J B V Bordet, Belgian bacteriologist (Nobel 1919), dies at 90 on this day in history.  

1962  J C Heldring, Dutch businessman, dies at 74 on April - 06.  

1963  Death of Otto Struve, Russian-born astronomer (b. 1897) on April - 06.  

1966  Julia Faye, actress (10 Commandments. Samson & Delilah), dies at 73 on April - 06.  

1968  On April - 06 death of bobby Hutton, US Black Panther leader, shot to death  

1970  Death of Sam Sheppard, American accused murderer (b. 1923) on this day in history.  

1971  On this day in history igor F Strawinsky, Russ composer (Le Sacre du Printemps), dies at 88  

1974  On this day in history willem Dudok, Dutch architect (Hilversum Town Hall), dies at 89  

1975  On this day in history chiang Kai-Shek, Nationalist Chinese leader, dies at 87  

1976  On this day in history ruth P Thomson, writer, dies  

1978  Nicolas Nabokov, composer (Holy Devil), dies at 74 on April - 06.  

1979  On this day in history m Marie Widlow, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957), dies at 61  

1981  Bob "The Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Goin' up the Country), dies on April - 06.  

1983  On April - 06 death of ana Maria, Salvador guerilla leader, murdered  

1984  Jimmy Kenndy, British songwriter (South of the Border), dies on April - 06.  

1990  Nancy Hawkes, (1946 best dress woman), dies at 73 on April - 06.  

1991  On this day in history bill Ponsford, cricketer (Test avg 48 22, 1st-class avg 65 18), dies  

1992  On April - 06 isaac Asimov, Sci-Fi author (I Robot), dies from kidney failure at 72  

1993  On April - 06 divya Bharati, "Baby Doll" Indian Bollywood actress (Diwana), dies at 19 by mysteriously falling from her husband's apartment  

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1483  On April - 06 birth of raphael Sanzio, Italian painter/master builder (Madonna Sistina)  

1613  On April - 06 birth of stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. 1683)  

1631  On this day in history birth of vincenzo De Grandis, composer  

1632  Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1649) was born on April - 06.  

1651  On April - 06 birth of andré Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722)  

1660  Johann Kuhnau, composer was born on April - 06.  

1664  Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742) was born on April - 06.  

1671  Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright/poet (Sacred Odes & Songs) was born on April - 06.