Famous Deaths In April - 06

1884  Emanuel Geibel, writer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1906  Alexander L Kielland, Norwegian writer (Working People), dies at 57 on April - 06.  

1913  On this day in history jose Marraco y Ferrer, composer, dies on 78th birthday  

1919  On April - 06 stefan Surzynski, composer, dies at 63  

1926  On this day in history giovanni Amendola, antifascist/editor-in-chief (Il Mondo), dies at 43  

1931  Giuseppi Radiciotti, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1933  Death of Elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer (b. 1842) on this day in history.  

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  Vaclav Kapral, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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

1951  Halfdan Cleve, composer, dies at 71 on April - 06.  

1953  On April - 06 death of idris Davies, Welsh poet (b. 1905)  

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

1962  On this day in history j C Heldring, Dutch businessman, dies at 74  

1963  On this day in history death of otto Struve, Russian-born astronomer (b. 1897)  

1966  Julia Faye, actress (10 Commandments. Samson & Delilah), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1968  On this day in history death of bobby Hutton, US Black Panther leader, shot to death  

1970  Death of Sam Sheppard, American accused murderer (b. 1923) on April - 06.  

1971  Igor F Strawinsky, Russ composer (Le Sacre du Printemps), dies at 88 on April - 06.  

1974  Willem Dudok, Dutch architect (Hilversum Town Hall), dies at 89 on April - 06.  

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

1976  On April - 06 ruth P Thomson, writer, dies  

1978  Nicolas Nabokov, composer (Holy Devil), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1979  M Marie Widlow, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957), dies at 61 on April - 06.  

1981  Bob "The Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Goin' up the Country), dies on this day in history.  

1983  Death of Ana Maria, Salvador guerilla leader, murdered on April - 06.  

1984  On April - 06 jimmy Kenndy, British songwriter (South of the Border), dies  

1990  On this day in history nancy Hawkes, (1946 best dress woman), dies at 73  

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

1992  Isaac Asimov, Sci-Fi author (I Robot), dies from kidney failure at 72 on April - 06.  

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 this day in history birth of stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. 1683)  

1631  Vincenzo De Grandis, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1651  On this day in history birth of andré Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722)  

1660  On this day in history birth of johann Kuhnau, composer  

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

1671  On April - 06 birth of jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright/poet (Sacred Odes & Songs)