Famous Deaths In April - 08

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

1906  On this day in history 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  On April - 08 charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35  

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1942  On April - 08 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 April - 08.  

1948  Josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40 on April - 08.  

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 this day in history.  

1958  Death of Ethel Turner, Australian author (b. 1872) on April - 08.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1966  George Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1969  Arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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

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

1977  Frank Milan, actor (Witness), dies at 71 on April - 08.  

1978  Ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1981  On this day in history norman Taurog, dies  

1984  Death of Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1894) on this day in history.  

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  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  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on April - 08.  

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

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

1605  On this day in history birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)  

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