Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 08

1902  On this day in history death of sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated   

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

1919  On this day in history death of loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist (b. 1848)   

1920  Charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1921  On April - 08 earnest von Possart, German actor/stage manager, dies   

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

1935  On April - 08 edwin Cannan, economist, dies   

1936  On April - 08 death of robert Bárány, Austrian physician, Nobel laureate (b. 1876)   

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

1938  Harold Baumgartner, cricketer (took 2-99 lefty in test for S Af), dies on this day in history.   

1942  On April - 08 alfred Mombert, writer, dies   

1943  Death of Paul Colin, Belgian journalist/collaborator, executed on April - 08.   

1947  On April - 08 henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies   

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

1950  On this day in history albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63   

1957  On this day in history frank Chester, cricketer (distinguished 1-armed Engl Test ump), dies   

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

1959  On this day in history gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies   

1963  Len Tuckett, cricketer (no runs no wkts in 1 Test for S A), dies on April - 08.   

1965  Erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author, dies at 70 on April - 08.   

1966  On April - 08 george Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter, dies at 79   

1969  On this day in history arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78   

1970  Marie V Felix, Prince of Luxemburg, dies on April - 08.   

1973  Pablo (Ruiz y) Picasso, Spanish/French painter (Guernica), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1974  On April - 08 death of james Charles McGuigan, Catholic archbishop of Toronto (b. 1894)   

1976  Phil Ochs, rock producer (Joe Hill), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1977  On April - 08 frank Milan, actor (Witness), dies at 71   

1978  On this day in history ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83   

1981  On April - 08 norman Taurog, dies   

1984  On April - 08 death of pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1894)   

1985  On this day in history death of j. Fred Coots, American songwriter (b. 1897)   

1986  Death of Yukiko Okada, Japanese idol singer (b. 1967) on April - 08.   

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

1990  On this day in history doreen Sloane, dies   

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1320  On this day in history birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)   

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on April - 08.   

1533  On this day in history birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

1605  On this day in history birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter   

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on April - 08.   

1631  On April - 08 birth of cornelis de Heem, painter