Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 08

1902  Death of Sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated on this day in history.   

1906  Death of Auguste D, First recorded Alzheimer's victim (b. 1950) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1937  On April - 08 arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84   

1938  On April - 08 harold Baumgartner, cricketer (took 2-99 lefty in test for S Af), dies   

1942  Alfred Mombert, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1948  On this day in history josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40   

1950  Albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63 on April - 08.   

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  On April - 08 gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies   

1963  On this day in history 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 April - 08.   

1969  On April - 08 arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78   

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

1973  On this day in history pablo (Ruiz y) Picasso, Spanish/French painter (Guernica), dies at 91   

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

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

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  On April - 08 norman Taurog, dies   

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

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

1986  On this day in history 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  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  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 April - 08.   

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

1631  On April - 08 birth of cornelis de Heem, painter