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

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  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 this day in history.   

1942  Alfred Mombert, writer, dies on April - 08.   

1943  Death of Paul Colin, Belgian journalist/collaborator, executed on April - 08.   

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

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

1950  On this day in history albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63   

1957  On April - 08 frank Chester, cricketer (distinguished 1-armed Engl Test ump), dies   

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

1959  On April - 08 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  On this day in history 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  Marie V Felix, Prince of Luxemburg, dies on this day in history.   

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  Phil Ochs, rock producer (Joe Hill), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history frank Milan, actor (Witness), dies at 71   

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

1981  On this day in history 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  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 April - 08 birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)   

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on April - 08.   

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

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 April - 08.