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 April - 08.   

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  Earnest von Possart, German actor/stage manager, dies on April - 08.   

1931  Eric Axel Karlfeldt, poet, dies on April - 08.   

1935  Edwin Cannan, economist, dies on this day in history.   

1936  Death of Robert Bárány, Austrian physician, Nobel laureate (b. 1876) on April - 08.   

1937  Arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84 on April - 08.   

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  On this day in history death of paul Colin, Belgian journalist/collaborator, executed   

1947  Henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies on April - 08.   

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

1950  Albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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  Gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies on April - 08.   

1963  On April - 08 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1973  On April - 08 pablo (Ruiz y) Picasso, Spanish/French painter (Guernica), dies at 91   

1974  On this day in history 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  Frank Milan, actor (Witness), dies at 71 on April - 08.   

1978  On April - 08 ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83   

1981  Norman Taurog, dies on this day in history.   

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

1985  On April - 08 death of j. Fred Coots, American songwriter (b. 1897)   

1986  On April - 08 death of yukiko Okada, Japanese idol singer (b. 1967)   

1987  On April - 08 francis C Denebrink, US Naval officer (WW I, WW II, Korea) dies at 90   

1990  Doreen Sloane, dies on April - 08.   

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1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on this day in history.   

1460  On this day in history birth of ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida   

1533  On April - 08 birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

1541  On April - 08 birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)   

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

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

1605  On April - 08 birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)   

1631  On this day in history birth of cornelis de Heem, painter