Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 08

1902  On April - 08 death of sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated   

1906  On April - 08 death of auguste D, First recorded Alzheimer's victim (b. 1950)   

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

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

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

1931  Eric Axel Karlfeldt, poet, dies on this day in history.   

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

1936  Death of Robert Bárány, Austrian physician, Nobel laureate (b. 1876) on this day in history.   

1937  Arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1938  Harold Baumgartner, cricketer (took 2-99 lefty in test for S Af), dies on April - 08.   

1942  On April - 08 alfred Mombert, writer, dies   

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

1947  On this day in history henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies   

1948  On April - 08 josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40   

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

1957  Frank Chester, cricketer (distinguished 1-armed Engl Test ump), dies on April - 08.   

1958  On this day in history death of ethel Turner, Australian author (b. 1872)   

1959  Gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history george Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter, dies at 79   

1969  Arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78 on April - 08.   

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

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

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

1976  Phil Ochs, rock producer (Joe Hill), dies at 35 on April - 08.   

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  Norman Taurog, dies on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1987  Francis C Denebrink, US Naval officer (WW I, WW II, Korea) dies at 90 on April - 08.   

1990  Doreen Sloane, dies on this day in history.   

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1320  On April - 08 birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)   

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on this day in history.   

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on this day in history.   

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on April - 08.   

1582  On April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on April - 08.   

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on this day in history.   

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on this day in history.