Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 08
Friday, 13 February 2026
1902 Death of Sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated on this day in history. 

1906 Death of Auguste D, First recorded Alzheimer's victim (b. 1950) on this day in history. 

1919 Death of Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist (b. 1848) on this day in history. 

1920 On April - 08 charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35 

1921 Earnest von Possart, German actor/stage manager, dies on this day in history. 

1931 On this day in history eric Axel Karlfeldt, poet, dies 

1935 Edwin Cannan, economist, dies on April - 08. 

1936 On this day in history death of robert Bárány, Austrian physician, Nobel laureate (b. 1876) 

1937 On April - 08 arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84 

1938 On April - 08 harold Baumgartner, cricketer (took 2-99 lefty in test for S Af), dies 

1942 Alfred Mombert, writer, dies on this day in history. 

1943 On April - 08 death of paul Colin, Belgian journalist/collaborator, executed 

1947 Henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies on this day in history. 

1948 On this day in history josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40 

1950 Albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63 on April - 08. 

1957 Frank Chester, cricketer (distinguished 1-armed Engl Test ump), dies on this day in history. 

1958 Death of Ethel Turner, Australian author (b. 1872) on this day in history. 

1959 On April - 08 gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies 

1963 On this day in history len Tuckett, cricketer (no runs no wkts in 1 Test for S A), dies 

1965 On April - 08 erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author, dies at 70 

1966 George Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter, dies at 79 on April - 08. 

1969 On April - 08 arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78 

1970 On this day in history marie V Felix, Prince of Luxemburg, dies 

1973 On this day in history pablo (Ruiz y) Picasso, Spanish/French painter (Guernica), dies at 91 

1974 Death of James Charles McGuigan, Catholic archbishop of Toronto (b. 1894) on this day in history. 

1976 On April - 08 phil Ochs, rock producer (Joe Hill), dies at 35 

1977 Frank Milan, actor (Witness), dies at 71 on this day in history. 

1978 Ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83 on April - 08. 

1981 On April - 08 norman Taurog, dies 

1984 On this day in history death of pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1894) 

1985 Death of J. Fred Coots, American songwriter (b. 1897) on April - 08. 

1986 On this day in history death of yukiko Okada, Japanese idol singer (b. 1967) 

1987 Francis C Denebrink, US Naval officer (WW I, WW II, Korea) dies at 90 on this day in history. 

1990 Doreen Sloane, dies on April - 08. 

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