Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 08

1902  On April - 08 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  Earnest von Possart, German actor/stage manager, dies on April - 08.   

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

1935  On April - 08 edwin Cannan, economist, dies   

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

1937  On this day in history arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84   

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

1942  On this day in history alfred Mombert, writer, dies   

1943  Death of Paul Colin, Belgian journalist/collaborator, executed on this day in history.   

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

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

1950  On April - 08 albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63   

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

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

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  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  Marie V Felix, Prince of Luxemburg, dies on this day in history.   

1973  Pablo (Ruiz y) Picasso, Spanish/French painter (Guernica), dies at 91 on April - 08.   

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  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  Norman Taurog, dies on April - 08.   

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

1985  On April - 08 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  Doreen Sloane, dies on April - 08.   

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

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

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

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

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on April - 08.   

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.