Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 08

1902  Death of Sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated on April - 08.   

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 April - 08.   

1920  Charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35 on April - 08.   

1921  Earnest von Possart, German actor/stage manager, dies on April - 08.   

1931  On April - 08 eric Axel Karlfeldt, poet, dies   

1935  On this day in history 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  Alfred Mombert, writer, dies on April - 08.   

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

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

1948  Josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

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  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  On April - 08 erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author, dies at 70   

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  On April - 08 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 this day in history phil Ochs, rock producer (Joe Hill), dies at 35   

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

1978  Ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83 on April - 08.   

1981  Norman Taurog, dies on April - 08.   

1984  Death of Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1894) on April - 08.   

1985  Death of J. Fred Coots, American songwriter (b. 1897) on April - 08.   

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

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

1990  On April - 08 doreen Sloane, dies   

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

1460  On April - 08 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 this day in history birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)   

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on this day in history.   

1605  On April - 08 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